Open AccessApproaches and Postoperative Complications of Artery-First Pancreaticoduodenectomy in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Author(s) -
Roshan Ghimire,
Ashik Rajak,
Dhiresh Kumar Maharjan,
Prabin Thapa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.5779
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreaticoduodenectomy , pancreatic fistula , superior mesenteric artery , tertiary care , gastroduodenal artery , surgery , general surgery , mortality rate , artery , radiology , pancreas , resection
Superior mesenteric artery first pancreaticoduodenectomy is being increasingly used for pancreatic head and peri-ampullary tumors. The aim of our study was to determine the frequency of various approaches of superior mesenteric artery pancreaticoduodenectomy along with its postoperative complications in a tertiary care center.