ArticleSurgical endoscopy2023
Pancreatic thickness as a predictor of postoperative pancreatic fistula after laparoscopic or robotic gastrectomy.
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- Association between the inflow pattern of the left gastric vein and postoperative pancreatic fistula after laparoscopic gastrectomy.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Impact of an individualized camera port position adjustment on short-term outcomes in robotic gastrectomy.Surgery today · 2026Article
- Predictive value of C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, and total bilirubin levels for pancreatic fistula after gastrectomy for gastric cancer.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2025Article
- Risk factors and prevention of pancreatic fistula after laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2024Review
- Artificial intelligence for surgical safety during laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer: Indication of anatomical landmarks related to postoperative pancreatic fistula using deep learning.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Risk assessment for pancreatic fistula by intraoperative image analysis of laparoscopic and robotic gastrectomy.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- How do we prevent severe intra-abdominal infectious complications following minimally invasive gastrectomy for cancer? The usefulness of a novel marker using computed tomography images (minimum umbilicus-vertebra diameter) and robotic surgery.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite technical advances in minimally invasive gastrectomy for gastric cancer, an increased incidence of postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) has been reported. POPF can cause infectious and bleeding complications, which could lead to surgery-related death; therefore, reduction of the post-gastrectomy POPF risk is crucial. This study aimed to investigate the importance of pancreatic anatomy as a predictor of POPF in patients undergoing laparoscopic or robotic gastrectomy.
methodsData were collected from 331 consecutive patients who underwent laparoscopic or robotic gastrectomy for gastric cancer. The thickness of the pancreas anterior to the most ventral level of the splenic artery (TPS) was measured. The correlation between TPS and POPF incidence was investigated using univariate and multivariate analyses.
resultsThe cutoff value of TPS was 11.8 mm, which predicted a high drain amylase concentration on postoperative day 1, and patients were categorized into thin (Tn group) and thick TPS groups (Tk group). There was no significant difference in the background characteristics between the two groups, except for sex (P = 0.009) and body mass index (P < 0.001). The incidences of POPF grade B or higher (2% vs. 16%, P < 0.001), all postoperative complications of grade II or higher (12% vs. 28%, P = 0.004), and postoperative intra-abdominal infections of grade II or higher (4% vs. 17%, P = 0.001) were significantly higher in the Tk group. Multivariable analysis identified that high TPS was the only independent risk factor for grade B or higher POPF and grade II or higher postoperative intra-abdominal infectious complications.
conclusionsThe TPS is a specific predictive factor for POPF and postoperative intra-abdominal infectious complications in patients undergoing laparoscopic or robotic gastrectomy. Careful pancreatic manipulation during suprapancreatic lymphadenectomy is necessary for patients with increased TPS (> 11.8 mm) to avoid postoperative complications.
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