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ArticleWorld journal of surgery2025

Results of Surgical Reintervention After Suboptimal Initial Resection for Locoregional Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Small Intestine.

Detlef K Bartsch, Norman Krasser-Gercke, Moritz Jesinghaus, Jannis Görlach, Frederike Eilsberger, Anja Rinke, Elisabeth Maurer

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Detlef K BartschDepartment of Visceral-, Thoracic- and Vascular Surgery, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Norman Krasser-GerckeDepartment of Visceral-, Thoracic- and Vascular Surgery, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Moritz JesinghausInstitute of Pathology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Jannis GörlachDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Frederike EilsbergerDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Anja RinkeDepartment of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Elisabeth MaurerDepartment of Visceral-, Thoracic- and Vascular Surgery, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3431-6233

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backgroundComplete resection is the only chance for cure in small intestine neuroendocrine neoplasms (SI-NEN). Previous ENETS guidelines proposed standards for the surgery of SI-NEN, which should be followed to provide long-term disease-free survival.

aimTo analyze the results of reintervention for locoregional SI-NEN (stages I-III) after suboptimal initial resection.

methodsPerioperative characteristics of all patients who underwent surgical reintervention after suboptimal initial resection (SIR) of locoregional SI-NEN were retrieved from a prospective database. Patient characteristics, initial and redo procedures, imaging before reintervention, pathological results of SIR, and after reintervention, including missed primary tumors and lymph node metastases, were retrospectively analyzed.

resultsDuring a 15 years period, 21 of 93 (22%) patients had surgical reinterventions after SIR. In 20 of 21 (95%) cases, the initial resection was performed outside an ENETS center of excellence. Ten (48%) of those cases were emergency operations because of the bowel obstruction or bowel bleeding. Seven SIR (33%) cases were performed laparoscopically, and in another 5 (24%) cases, a complete endoscopic mucosa resection was performed. Imaging before reintervention visualized residual disease in 15 of 21 (71%) patients. Surgical reintervention included either lymphadenectomy alone (LAD, n = 3) or small bowel resection plus systematic LAD (n = 12) or right hemicolectomy/ileocecal resection with systematic LAD (n = 6), respectively. In 19 of 21 (90%) patients, a R0 resection could be achieved. One patient (5%) experienced postoperative clinically relevant complications. According to pathology, in 10 (48%) patients lymph node metastases, in 6 (29%) patients additional primary tumors, and in 5 (24%) patients, both lymph nodes metastases and primary tumors were left behind in the SIR. After mean follow-up of 52 months, 16 (76%) of 21 patients were free of disease, 4 (19%) patients were alive with disease, and 1 patient deceased of an unrelated cause.

conclusionThe proposed standards to resect locoregional SI-NEN should be followed to avoid SIR, although the prognosis after adequate surgical reintervention is good.

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Intestinal NeoplasmsIntestine, SmallNeuroendocrine TumorsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingReoperationRetrospective StudiesTreatment Outcomesmall intestine neuroendocrine tumorsuboptimal initial resectionsurgical reintervention

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