Pancreas-preserving surgical management of grade-C pancreatic fistulas after pancreatic head resection by external wirsungostomy

摘要

Completion pancreatectomy for grade-C pancreatic fistula is associated with unacceptably high mortality and therefore this strategy should be reassessed. This study presents an update of our experience with a pancreas-preserving technique in the course of salvage re-laparotomy in terms of closure of the open jejunum via segmental resection and external drainage of the pancreas.