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ArticleCureus2023

Perioperative Outcomes of Systematic Mesopancreas Dissection for Pancreatic and Periampullary Carcinoma at a Tertiary Referral Center From a Low Middle-Income Country.

Sujan Shrestha, Romi Dahal, Narendra Maharjan, Bishnu Kandel, Paleswan Joshi Lakhey

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5 authors.

Sujan ShresthaDepartment of Surgical Gastroenterology, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, NPL.
Romi DahalDepartment of Surgical Gastroenterology, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, NPL.
Narendra MaharjanDepartment of Surgical Gastroenterology, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, NPL.
Bishnu KandelDepartment of Surgical Gastroenterology, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, NPL.
Paleswan Joshi LakheyDepartment of Surgical Gastroenterology, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, NPL.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction Systematic mesopancreas dissection (SMD) is an emerging surgical approach in pancreatic cancer surgery. There is still debate about early postoperative and pathological outcomes using SMD in pancreatic cancer surgery. This study has been conducted to compare the perioperative outcomes, the lymph node yield, and the margin status in patients who underwent standard pancreaticoduodenectomy (ST-PD) and SMD-PD for pancreatic and periampullary carcinoma. Methods A retrospective comparative study was conducted in patients who underwent PD for pancreatic and periampullary carcinoma in a single unit of gastrointestinal and hepatopancreatobiliary surgery at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Nepal. Early perioperative and pathological outcomes were compared between the SMD-PD and ST-PD. Results The demographic data of 30 patients who underwent SMD-PD was comparable with the historical data of 40 patients who underwent ST-PD. The intraoperative blood loss and postoperative complications were found to be comparable between ST-PD and SMD-PD. However, the median operative time for SMD-PD was longer than ST-PD (360 minutes [IQR: 90 minutes] vs. 360 minutes [IQR: 60 minutes]). The rate of margin negative resection was similar between both groups. The median lymph node yield was significantly high in patients who underwent SMD-PD (17.5 (IQR: 6.5) vs. 11 [IQR-10.75]; p < 0.05). Conclusion SMD is safe and feasible for treating periampullary carcinoma and is particularly helpful in increasing lymph node yield.

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mesopancreaspancreatic cancerpancreaticoduodenectomyperiampullary cancersystematic mesopancreas dissection

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PMID37637662
PMCPMC10450156

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