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ArticleSouth Asian journal of cancer

Modified Heidelberg technique of pancreatic anastomosis postpancreaticoduodenectomy - 10 years of experience.

Ramachandra Chowdappa, Ajeet Ramamani Tiwari, Namrata Ranganath, Rekha V Kumar

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Ramachandra ChowdappaDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Kidwai Cancer Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Ajeet Ramamani TiwariDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Kidwai Cancer Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Namrata RanganathDepartment of Anaesthesia and Pain Relief, Kidwai Cancer Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Rekha V KumarDepartment of Pathology, Kidwai Cancer Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Cancer Institute (WIA) · INKidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextPancreatic fistula has forever been a dreaded complication after pancreatic anastomosis (PA). We present a retrospective analysis of 10 years of experience with the Modified Heidelberg technique (MHT) that has been recently described.

aimThe aim of the study is to establish postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) rates after MHT. SETTINGS AND

designThis is a retrospective observational study carried out at a tertiary cancer center in South India in the Department of Surgical Oncology. SUBJECTS AND

methodsTwo hundred and eight consecutive patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) and PA with MHT for a variety of proximal pancreatic lesions from January 2008 to February 2018 were included in this study. The incidence of POPF was recorded by the International Study Group on Pancreatic Fistula 2005 and 2016 definitions. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Epidemiological and clinical data are expressed in ratios and percentage and presented in table format.

resultsBetween January 2008 and March 2016, 186 patients underwent PD, and MHT was used for PA. Five (2.7%) patients developed Grade A POPF whereas Grades B and C were seen in three (1.6%) patients each with one death. Between April 2016 and February 2018, 22 patients underwent PD. Two patients (9%) had biochemical leak whereas none of them developed clinically relevant POPF. No deaths were recorded in this period. Overall, Grade B and Grade C POPF rates were 1.4% each, whereas 30-day mortality was 0.4%.

conclusionsResults of this study indicate that MHT is a safe, reliable, easy to learn, and adopt technique of pancreatic reconstruction after PD.

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Modified Heidelberg techniquepancreatic anastomosispancreatic fistulapancreaticoduodenectomyperiampullary carcinoma

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PMCPMC6498718
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