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ArticleInternational journal of surgery case reports2019

Successful outcome after Pancreaticodoudenectomy in an elderly cirrhotic patient: A case report.

Eraj Sahaab, Nadeem Iqbal, Abu Bakar Hafeez Bhatti

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Article in International journal of surgery case reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Eraj SahaabDepartment of HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Nadeem IqbalDepartment of Gastroenterlogy and Hepatology, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Abu Bakar Hafeez BhattiDepartment of HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan; Department of Surgery, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad, Pakistan. Electronic address: abubakar.hafeez@yahoo.com.
Shifa International Hospital · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionCirrhosis is a risk factor for poor outcomes in non-hepatic oncological resections. There are only a handful of cases demonstrating outcomes of pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) in patients with pancreatic cancer and underlying cirrhosis. Moreover, pushing the limits of PD to elderly cirrhotic patients and demonstrating its safety remains under reported. CASE PRESENTATION: Here, we report successful management of a 71 year-old-lady with HCV related liver cirrhosis, obstructive jaundice and poor performance status, who was medically optimized and then underwent PD for adenocarcinoma of the head of pancreas. There was no major post-operative morbidity except minor chyle leak which resolved spontaneously. On her last follow up, she was doing well and undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy. DISCUSSION: Preoperative medical optimization and careful patient selection can yield successful outcomes even after a major abdominal surgery like PD in elderly patients with underlying liver cirrhosis.

conclusionLiver cirrhosis is not a contra indication to PD in elderly patients with good performance status.

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Child Pugh ScoreLiver cirrhosisMorbidityWhipple's procedure

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PMID30999147
PMCPMC6468143
OpenAlexW2938836550

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