Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Sep 27, 2023; 15(9): 1901-1909
Published online Sep 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i9.1901
Safety and feasibility of modified duct-to-mucosa pancreaticojejunostomy during pancreatoduodenectomy: A retrospective cohort study
Yi Sun, Xiao-Feng Yu, Han Yao, Shi Xu, Yu-Qiao Ma, Chen Chai
Yi Sun, Xiao-Feng Yu, Han Yao, Shi Xu, Yu-Qiao Ma, Chen Chai, Department of General Surgery, The People’s Hospital of Suzhou New District, Suzhou 215000, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Sun Y and Chai C contributed to conceptualization; Yao H and Yu XF contributed to investigation; Ma YQ and Xu S contributed to data curation; Sun Y contributed to writing – original draft preparation; Sun Y and Chai C contributed to writing – review & editing; All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by Clinical Medical Science and Technology Development Foundation of Jiangsu University, No. JLY2021118; Science and Technology Project of Suzhou City, No. SKJY2021039.
Institutional review board statement: This retrospective study conformed with the ethical guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Institutional Review Board of The People’s hospital of Suzhou New District.
Informed consent statement: Written informed consent was obtained from all the subjects involved in this study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the Authors have no conflict of interest related to the manuscript.
Data sharing statement: The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the Statement- checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Chen Chai, MBBS, MD, Chief Doctor, Professor, Surgeon, Department of General Surgery, The People’s Hospital of Suzhou New District, No. 95 Huashan Road, High-tech Zone, Suzhou, Suzhou 215000, Jiangsu Province, China. chaich@lzu.edu.cn
Received: May 20, 2023
Peer-review started: May 20, 2023
First decision: July 8, 2023
Revised: July 20, 2023
Accepted: August 4, 2023
Article in press: August 4, 2023
Published online: September 27, 2023
ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS
Research background

Pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) is widely used as an effective surgical treatment for pancreatic tumors, but there is currently no consensus on how to effectively prevent postoperative complications, especially pancreatic fistula. How to prevent postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) is a current research hotspot and our research focuses on how to solve this problem by improving surgical methods

Research motivation

To demonstrate the safety and feasibility of modified duct-to-mucosa pancreaticojejunostomy (PJ) during PD, especially in the terms of preventing POPF.

Research objectives

To identify independent risk factors for POPF and evaluate the clinical outcomes of two anastomotic techniques (end-to-side invagination PJ versus modified duct-to-mucosa PJ).

Research methods

This stud was a retrospective cohort study which collected and analyzed the information of patients undergoing PD in our hospital. Univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the risk factors of POPF and subgroup analysis were conducted to compare the different outcomes between end-to-side invagination PJ and modified duct-to-mucosa PJ.

Research results

Anastomotic approaches, main pancreatic duct (MPD) diameter and pancreatic texture were proven to be significantly associated with the incidence of POPF. And modified duct-to-mucosa PJ could significantly decrease the POPF incidence (11.2%) and operation time (283.4 min) in patients compared with traditional end-to-side invagination.

Research conclusions

Modified duct-to-mucosa PJ had advantages of shorter operation time and lower POPF incidence over classic end-to-side invagination PJ. Additionally, we found that anastomotic approaches, MPD diameter and pancreatic texture were major risk factors for POPF development.

Research perspectives

Modified duct-to-mucosa PJ is effective and safe according to preliminary outcomes. It is an innovative anastomotic technique with great application prospects in PD and also has broad application prospects in future robotic or minimally invasive operations of pancreatic tumors.