Open AccessUse of isolated Roux loop for pancreaticojejunostomy reconstruction after pancreaticoduodenectomy
Author(s) -
Konstantinos Ballas
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v16.i25.3178
Subject(s) - pancreaticoduodenectomy , medicine , anastomosis , surgery , perioperative , roux en y anastomosis , mortality rate , leak , loop (graph theory) , resection , gastric bypass , weight loss , mathematics , combinatorics , environmental engineering , engineering , obesity
To evaluate the efficacy of the isolated Roux loop technique in decreasing the frequency of pancreaticojejunal anastomosis failure.