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ArticleSurgical endoscopy2022

Challenges of single-stage pancreatoduodenectomy: how to address pancreatogastrostomies with robotic-assisted surgery.

Lea Timmermann, Karl Herbert Hillebrandt, Matthäus Felsenstein, Moritz Schmelzle, Johann Pratschke, Thomas Malinka

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Lea TimmermannDepartment of Surgery, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Karl Herbert HillebrandtDepartment of Surgery, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Matthäus FelsensteinDepartment of Surgery, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Moritz SchmelzleDepartment of Surgery, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Johann PratschkeDepartment of Surgery, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Thomas MalinkaDepartment of Surgery, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany. thomas.malinka@charite.de.
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DEFreie Universität Berlin · DEHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionEstablishing a sufficient pancreatico-enteric anastomosis remains one of the most important challenges in open single stage pancreatoduodenectomy as they are associated with persisting morbidity and mortality. Applicability on a robotic-assisted approach, however, even increases the requirements. With this analysis we introduce a dorsal-incision-only invagination type pancreatogastrostomy (dioPG) to the field of robotic assistance having been previously proven feasible in the field of open pancreatoduodenectomy and compare initial results to the open approach by means of morbidity and mortality.

methodsAn overall of 142 consecutive patients undergoing reconstruction via the novel dioPG, 38 of them in a robotic-assisted and 104 in an open approach, was identified and further reviewed for perioperative parameters, complications and mortality.

resultsWe observed a comparable R0-resection rate (p = 0.448), overall complication rate (p = 0.52) and 30-day mortality (p = 0.71) in both groups. Rates of common complications, such as postoperative pancreatic fistula (p = 0.332), postoperative pancreatic hemorrhage (p = 0.242), insufficiency of pancreatogastrostomy (p = 0.103), insufficiency of hepaticojejunostomy (p = 0.445) and the re-operation rate (p = 0.103) were comparable. The procedure time for the open approach was significantly shorter compared to the robotic-assisted approach (p = 0.024). DISCUSSION: The provided anastomosis appeared applicable to a robotic-assisted setting resulting in comparable complication and mortality rates when compared to an open approach. Nevertheless, also in the field of robotic assistance establishing a predictable pancreatico-enteric anastomosis remains the most challenging aspect of modern single-stage pancreatoduodenectomy and requires expertise and experience.

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PancreaticoduodenectomyRobotic Surgical ProceduresAnastomosis, SurgicalHumansPancreasPancreatic FistulaPostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative HemorrhagePancreatoduodenectomyPancreato-enteric anastomosisPancreatogastrostomyRobotic-assisted

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