Vascular complications of pancreatectomy.
Despite decreased postoperative mortality, pancreatic resections continue to be associated with high morbidity rates. Vascular complications and, in particular, erosive bleeding from the large retroperitoneal vasculature are particularly difficult to treat and account for a large percentage of the residual postoperative mortality of pancreatic resections. We herein analyze the pathogenesis, diagnosis, preventive measures and possible remedies of either hemorrhagic or occlusive complications of pancreatic resections through a review of the literature and of our institutional experience consisting of 818 pancreatectomies.
Boggi
Ugo
U
Division of Surgery in Uremic and Diabetic Patient, University of Pisa. Pisa, Italy. u.boggi@med.unipi.it.
Del Chiaro
Marco
M
Croce
Chiara
C
Amorese
Gabriella
G
Signori
Stefano
S
Vistoli
Fabio
F
Di Candio
Giulio
G
Campatelli
Alessandro
A
Morelli
Luca
L
D'Imporzano
Simone
S
Sgambelluri
Francesco Antonio
FA
Mosca
Irene
I
Mosca
Franco
F
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery