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Modified technique of pancreaticojejunal anastomosis with invagination following pancreaticoduodenectomy: a cohort study.

Huan-Wei Chen, Eric C H Lai, Shu-Ying Su, Yun-Feng Cai, Zuo-Jun Zhen, and Wan Yee Lau

World J Surg 32(12):2695-700 (2008) PMID 18843443

Leakage from pancreatic anastomoses remains the single most important morbidity after pancreaticoduodenectomy and contributes to prolonged hospitalization and mortality. This observational cohort study reported the surgical outcome of a modified invagination technique of pancreaticojejunostomy after pancreaticoduodenectomy.

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