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ArticleEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2018

Pancreatic fracture: a rare complication following scoliosis surgery.

Mélodie Juricic, Kalitha Pinnagoda, Walid Lakhal, Jérome Sales De Gauzy, Olivier Abbo

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Article in European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Cancer and mortality risks of patients with scoliosis from radiation exposure: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2020
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  4. Incidence, clinical features, and risk factors for acute pancreatitis following posterior instrumented fusion surgery for lumbar degenerative disease: a single-center, retrospective analysis of 20,929 patients.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2023
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  6. Expert's comment concerning Grand Rounds Case entitled "pancreatic fracture: a rare complication following scoliosis surgery" by Mélodie Juricic Jr. et al. (Eur Spine J; [2017]: doi: 10.1007/s00586-017-5318-x).European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2018
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mélodie JuricicPediatric Orthopedic Department, Hôpital des Enfants de Toulouse, CHU Toulouse, 330, Avenue de Grande Bretagne, 31059, Toulouse Cedex 9, France.
Kalitha PinnagodaGeneral Pediatric Surgery Department, Hôpital des Enfants de Toulouse, CHU Toulouse, 330, Avenue de Grande Bretagne, 31059, Toulouse Cedex 9, France.
Walid LakhalPediatric Orthopedic Department, Hôpital des Enfants de Toulouse, CHU Toulouse, 330, Avenue de Grande Bretagne, 31059, Toulouse Cedex 9, France.
Jérome Sales De GauzyPediatric Orthopedic Department, Hôpital des Enfants de Toulouse, CHU Toulouse, 330, Avenue de Grande Bretagne, 31059, Toulouse Cedex 9, France.
Olivier AbboGeneral Pediatric Surgery Department, Hôpital des Enfants de Toulouse, CHU Toulouse, 330, Avenue de Grande Bretagne, 31059, Toulouse Cedex 9, France. abbo.o@chu-toulouse.fr.ORCID 0000-0002-4202-4284
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse · FR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

STUDY

designGrand Round case report.

objectiveWe report a pancreatic fracture associated with Wirsung duct disruption, following a scoliosis surgery in a cerebral palsy adolescent. Spinal fusion surgery is the standard treatment for severe neuromuscular scoliosis. Many complications such as digestive ones account for its complexity. Postoperative acute pancreatitis is well described, although its pathophysiology remains unclear. To our knowledge, pancreatic fracture following scoliosis correction has never been described to date. Clinical presentation is not specific, and management is not consensual. CASE REPORT: A 14-year-old adolescent had posterior spinal fusion for neuromuscular scoliosis due to cerebral palsy. During the postoperative course, she developed progressive nonspecific abdominal symptoms. The abdominal CT scan demonstrated a pancreatic fracture and a surgical exploration was decided as perforations of the bowel were highly suspected. Drains were placed around the pancreatic area as the retrogastric region was out of reach due to local inflammation. Conservative management led to the occurrence of a pseudocyst in the following weeks as the pancreatic leakage progressively dropped. DISCUSSION: Two hypotheses have been proposed: direct iatrogenic trauma from lumbar pedicle screws and pancreatic rupture related to the correction of the spinal deformity. As the latter seems the most likely, spinal surgeons should be aware of this occurrence following severe scoliosis correction.

conclusionSpinal fusion for severe neuromuscular scoliosis is a difficult procedure, with a high rate of complications. Among them, pancreatic fracture should be considered when abdominal pain persists in the postoperative period. Conservative management is advocated especially in case of a poor general condition.

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Cerebral palsyPancreatic fracturePosterior spinal fusionPseudocystScoliosis

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