title: The surgical procedure and clinical results of the duct to mucosa pancreaticojejunostomies with resection of jejunal serosa.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pancreatic anastomotic leakage often results in severe complications of sepsis, intra-abdominal bleeding, pancreatic fistula, and is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. An appropriate technique to minimize pancreatic leakage is very important. Recently we have performed duct to mucosa pancreaticojejunostomy with resection of jejunal serosa and obtained positive results.
  
  
  METHODS
  During 1999-2005, 52 patients (25 females, 27 males) underwent duct to mucosa pancreaticojejunostomy with resection of jejunal serosa after pancreatic head resections for benign (n=6) and malignant disease (n=46). The mean age was 64.0 years (range 33-80).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean post-operative hospital stay was 32.3 days. Morbidity rate due to early post-operative complication was 7.7% (pulmonary embolism in 1, pneumothorax in 1, wound infection in 2), with no pancreatic leakage.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There were low complication rates and an absence of pancreatic anastomotic leakage was observed in 52 patients. We consider that this pancreatic anastomotic technique is extremely favorable for pancreaticojejunostomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kishiwada Tokushukai Hospital, 4-27-1, Kamori-cho, Kishiwada City, Osaka, 596-8522, Japan. akirah1@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hayashibe
authors.forename: Kazuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Masaya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shinbo
authors.forename: Shinichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Makimoto
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamoto