Mattress sutures for the modification of end-to-end dunking pancreaticojejunostomy

Despite the improvement of surgical techniques,the rate of anastomotic failure of pancreaticojejunostomy remains high(30%-50%).Here we describe the use of vertical mattress sutures in the modification of dunking pancreaticojejunal anastomosis.In 7 patients who used this technique,neither anastomotic failure nor any major postsurgical complication developed.This technique is an easy,safe,and promising for the performance of pancreaticojejunostomy.