How do different surgical reconstruction techniques affect the postoperative course of patients with pancreas head resections? - A systematic review with meta-analysis

Objectives Several surgical reconstruction techniques have been introduced to reduce the high rates of postoperative mortality and morbidity after pancreaticoduodenectomy/PD. These techniques include 1) the Child reconstruction defined as pancreatojejunostomy/PJ followed by hepaticojejunostomy/HJ and the gastrojejunostomy/GJ ( “the standard/s-Child”), 2) the s-Child reconstruction with an additional Braun enteroenterostomy (“BE-Child"), or 3) Isolated-Roux-En-Y-pancreaticojejunostomy (“Iso-Roux-En-Y”), in which the pancreas anastomosis is reconstructed in a separate loop after the GJ.
Source: Pancreatology - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: 10. Pancreatic surgery I Source Type: research