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The Potential Clinical Benefits of Direct Surgical Transgastric Pancreatic Necrosectomy for Patients With Infected Necrotizing Pancreatitis.
The Potential Clinical Benefits of Direct Surgical Transgastric Pancreatic Necrosectomy for Patients With Infected Necrotizing Pancreatitis. Pancreas Timmerhuis, H. C., Ngongoni, R. F., Li, A., McGuire, S. P., Lewellen, K. A., Dua, M. M., Chughtai, K., Zyromski, N. J., Visser, B. C. 2024; 53 (7): e573-e578Abstract
Surgical transgastric pancreatic necrosectomy (STGN) has the potential to overcome the shortcomings (ie, repeat interventions, prolonged hospitalization) of the step-up approach for infected necrotizing pancreatitis. We aimed to determine the outcomes of STGN for infected necrotizing pancreatitis.This observational cohort study included adult patients who underwent STGN for infected necrosis at two centers from 2008 to 2022. Patients with a procedure for pancreatic necrosis before STGN were excluded. Primary outcomes included mortality, length of hospital and intensive care unit (ICU) stay, new-onset organ failure, repeat interventions, pancreatic fistulas, readmissions, and time to episode closure.Forty-three patients underwent STGN at a median of 48 days (interquartile range [IQR] 32-70) after disease onset. Mortality rate was 7% (n = 3). After STGN, the median length of hospital was 8 days (IQR 6-17), 23 patients (53.5%) required ICU admission (2 days [IQR 1-7]), and new-onset organ failure occurred in 8 patients (18.6%). Three patients (7%) required a reintervention, 1 (2.3%) developed a pancreatic fistula, and 11 (25.6%) were readmitted. The median time to episode closure was 11 days (IQR 6-22).STGN allows for treatment of retrogastric infected necrosis in one procedure and with rapid episode resolution. With these advantages and few pancreatic fistulas, direct STGN challenges the step-up approach.
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