Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficiency of enucleation(EU) for proximal pancreatic non-invasive neoplasms.Methods: Patients with solitary non-invasive neoplasms in the proximal p...Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficiency of enucleation(EU) for proximal pancreatic non-invasive neoplasms.Methods: Patients with solitary non-invasive neoplasms in the proximal pancreas from January 1998 to April 2014 at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China were included.Different operations and outcomes were analyzed.Results: A total of 123 patients were enrolled.Forty patients(32.5%) underwent EU including 18 patients who had tumors close to the main pancreatic duct(MPD).Sixty-one patients(49.6%) had pancreaticoduodenectomy(PD) performed and 22(17.9%) underwent central pancreatectomy(CP).Pathological outcomes included neuroendocrine tumors, cystic lesions, and solid pseudopapillary tumors.Operation time, intra-operative blood loss, and duration of hospital stay were significantly reduced in the EU group.PD was associated with the greatest complication rate(55.7%), followed by EU(50%) and CP(40.9%), though the pancreatic fistula rate after EU was the highest(50%), especially in patients with tumors larger than 3 cm and tumors close to the MPD.EU had advantages in the preservation of pancreatic parenchyma and endocrine and exocrine function.Conclusions: EU can be carried out safely and effectively for tumors in the proximal pancreas with improved outcomes compared with standard resections, even if the tumor is larger than 3 cm and close to the MPD.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.30672072 and 30872531)the Foundation of Science and Technology Department of Zhejiang Province,China(Nos.2014C 33187)the National High-Tech R&D Program(863)of China(No.2007AA02Z476)
文摘Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficiency of enucleation(EU) for proximal pancreatic non-invasive neoplasms.Methods: Patients with solitary non-invasive neoplasms in the proximal pancreas from January 1998 to April 2014 at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China were included.Different operations and outcomes were analyzed.Results: A total of 123 patients were enrolled.Forty patients(32.5%) underwent EU including 18 patients who had tumors close to the main pancreatic duct(MPD).Sixty-one patients(49.6%) had pancreaticoduodenectomy(PD) performed and 22(17.9%) underwent central pancreatectomy(CP).Pathological outcomes included neuroendocrine tumors, cystic lesions, and solid pseudopapillary tumors.Operation time, intra-operative blood loss, and duration of hospital stay were significantly reduced in the EU group.PD was associated with the greatest complication rate(55.7%), followed by EU(50%) and CP(40.9%), though the pancreatic fistula rate after EU was the highest(50%), especially in patients with tumors larger than 3 cm and tumors close to the MPD.EU had advantages in the preservation of pancreatic parenchyma and endocrine and exocrine function.Conclusions: EU can be carried out safely and effectively for tumors in the proximal pancreas with improved outcomes compared with standard resections, even if the tumor is larger than 3 cm and close to the MPD.