title: A modified technique of pancreatojejunostomy.
abstract: The leading cause of morbidity following pancreatic resections is constituted by pancreatic fistulae. Several methods are used for the prevention of this problem, although the ideal solution is still being searched for. The authors modified the technique of single-layer end-to-side pancreatojejunostomy, creating the anastomosis with special interrupted stitches. 45 patients were operated on for benign or malignant pancreatic diseases and none of them had pancreatic fistula as a complication. The method is technically easy to perform and seems to be safe.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medical Faculty of Pécs University, Pécs, Hungary. kelemen@iseb.pote.hu
authors.forename: Dezso
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kelemen
authors.forename: Zsolt
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Káposztás
authors.forename: Ors Péter
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Horváth
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010193:Pancreaticojejunostomy / Q000379:methods*