BACKGROUND Percutaneous transhepatic stent placement has become a common strategy for the postoperative treatment of portal vein(PV)/superior mesenteric veins(SMV)stenosis/occlusion.It has been widely used after liver...BACKGROUND Percutaneous transhepatic stent placement has become a common strategy for the postoperative treatment of portal vein(PV)/superior mesenteric veins(SMV)stenosis/occlusion.It has been widely used after liver transplantation surgery;however,reports on stent placement for acute PV/SMV stenosis after pancreatic surgery within postoperative 3 d are rare.CASE SUMMARY Herein,we reported a case of intestinal edema and SMV stenosis 2 d after pancreatic surgery.The patient was successfully treated using stent grafts.Although the stenosis resolved after stent placement,complications,including bleeding,pancreatic fistula,bile leakage,and infection,made the treatment highly challenging.The use of anticoagulants was adjusted multiple times to prevent venous thromboembolism and the risk of bleeding.After careful treatment,the patient stabilized,and stent placement effectively managed postoperative PV/SMV stenosis.CONCLUSION Stent placement is effective and feasible for treating acute PV/SMV stenosis after pancreatic surgery even within postoperative 3 d.展开更多
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome(ZES)is characterized by gastric acid hypersecretion causing severe recurrent acid-related peptic disease.Excessive secretion of gastrin can now be effectively controlled with powerful proton...Zollinger-Ellison syndrome(ZES)is characterized by gastric acid hypersecretion causing severe recurrent acid-related peptic disease.Excessive secretion of gastrin can now be effectively controlled with powerful proton pump inhibitors,but surgical management to control gastrinoma itself remains controversial.Based on a thorough literature review,we design a surgical algorithm for ZES and list some significant consensus findings and recommendations:(1)For sporadic ZES,surgery should be routinely undertaken as early as possible not only for patients with a precisely localized diagnosis but also for those with negative imaging findings.The surgical approach for sporadic ZES depends on the lesion location(including the duodenum,pancreas,lymph nodes,hepatobiliary tract,stomach,and some extremely rare sites such as the ovaries,heart,omentum,and jejunum).Intraoperative liver exploration and lymphadenectomy should be routinely performed;(2)For multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1-related ZES(MEN1/ZES),surgery should not be performed routinely except for lesions>2 cm.An attempt to perform radical resection(pancreaticoduodenectomy followed by lymphadenectomy)can be made.The ameliorating effect of parathyroid surgery should be considered,and parathyroidectomy should be performed first before any abdominal surgery for ZES;and(3)For hepatic metastatic disease,hepatic resection should be routinely performed.Currently,liver transplantation is still considered an investigational therapeutic approach for ZES.Well-designed prospective studies are desperately needed to further verify and modify the current considerations.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.82173074the Beijing Natural Science Foundation,No.7232127+3 种基金the National High Level Hospital Clinical Research Funding,No.2022-PUMCH-D-001 and No.2022-PUMCH-B-004the CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences,No.2021-I2M-1-002the Nonprofit Central Research Institute Fund of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences,No.2018PT32014Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,No.3332019025.
文摘BACKGROUND Percutaneous transhepatic stent placement has become a common strategy for the postoperative treatment of portal vein(PV)/superior mesenteric veins(SMV)stenosis/occlusion.It has been widely used after liver transplantation surgery;however,reports on stent placement for acute PV/SMV stenosis after pancreatic surgery within postoperative 3 d are rare.CASE SUMMARY Herein,we reported a case of intestinal edema and SMV stenosis 2 d after pancreatic surgery.The patient was successfully treated using stent grafts.Although the stenosis resolved after stent placement,complications,including bleeding,pancreatic fistula,bile leakage,and infection,made the treatment highly challenging.The use of anticoagulants was adjusted multiple times to prevent venous thromboembolism and the risk of bleeding.After careful treatment,the patient stabilized,and stent placement effectively managed postoperative PV/SMV stenosis.CONCLUSION Stent placement is effective and feasible for treating acute PV/SMV stenosis after pancreatic surgery even within postoperative 3 d.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation,No.81773215the General Financial Grant from the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation,No.2017M610813
文摘Zollinger-Ellison syndrome(ZES)is characterized by gastric acid hypersecretion causing severe recurrent acid-related peptic disease.Excessive secretion of gastrin can now be effectively controlled with powerful proton pump inhibitors,but surgical management to control gastrinoma itself remains controversial.Based on a thorough literature review,we design a surgical algorithm for ZES and list some significant consensus findings and recommendations:(1)For sporadic ZES,surgery should be routinely undertaken as early as possible not only for patients with a precisely localized diagnosis but also for those with negative imaging findings.The surgical approach for sporadic ZES depends on the lesion location(including the duodenum,pancreas,lymph nodes,hepatobiliary tract,stomach,and some extremely rare sites such as the ovaries,heart,omentum,and jejunum).Intraoperative liver exploration and lymphadenectomy should be routinely performed;(2)For multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1-related ZES(MEN1/ZES),surgery should not be performed routinely except for lesions>2 cm.An attempt to perform radical resection(pancreaticoduodenectomy followed by lymphadenectomy)can be made.The ameliorating effect of parathyroid surgery should be considered,and parathyroidectomy should be performed first before any abdominal surgery for ZES;and(3)For hepatic metastatic disease,hepatic resection should be routinely performed.Currently,liver transplantation is still considered an investigational therapeutic approach for ZES.Well-designed prospective studies are desperately needed to further verify and modify the current considerations.