Incidence of anastomotic stricture after hepaticojejunostomy with continuous sutures in patients who underwent laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy

• Published in: Surgery today (Tokyo, Japan) Vol. 51; no. 7; pp. 1212 - 1219
• Main Authors: Nagakawa, Yuichi, Kozono, Shingo, Takishita, Chie, Osakabe, Hiroaki, Nishino, Hitoe, Nakagawa, Naoya, Suzuki, Kenta, Hayashi, Yutaka, Ishizaki, Tetsuo, Katsumata, Kenji, Tsuchida, Akihiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Singapore 01.07.2021
• Subjects: Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Original Article; Surgery; Surgical Oncology; Recurrent cholangitis; Biliary stricture; Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy; Late complication; Hepatojejunostomy

Purpose Laparoscopic hepatojejunostomy (HJ) with continuous sutures is commonly performed in laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (LPD). This study aimed to investigate the long-term surgical outcomes of HJ in LPD. Methods We retrospectively evaluated 103 consecutive patients who underwent pancreati...