Inferior head resection of the pancreas: A clinical analysis of 5 cases
Abstract：Objective To discuss the surgical techniques and clinical application of the inferior head resection of the pancreas. Methods The clinical data of five patients received inferior head resection of the pancreas from April, 2014 to May, 2016 in Department of Surgery, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital were analyzed retrospectively. Results Postoperative pathological findings indicated one patient with insulinoma, one with solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas (SPTP), and three with intra-ductal papillary tumor. Grade A pancreatic fistula occurred in two patients and grade B in the other two. Bleeding within abdominal cavity was observed in the rest one patient. Gastric emptying dysfunction was observed in two patients. No such complications as bile leakage and postoperative acute pancreatitis were found in all patients. Conclusion Inferior head resection of the pancreas has such advantages of causing less harm and preserving more pancreatic tissue and over the traditional Whipple procedure. Thus it is practical for patients with benign or low-degree malignant occurring at the head of the pancreas.
Keywords：inferior head resection of the pancreassolid-pseudopapillary tumor of pancreasintraductal papillary mucinous neoplasmpancreatic neuroendocrineneoplasmpancreatic fistula
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 900-902 )