[Partial duodenopancreatectomy and intraoperative occlusion of the pancreatic tail for chronic pancreatitis (authors' translation)]

Abstract

Report on 81 partial duodenopancreatectomies for chronic pancreatitis. To prevent a postoperative pancreatic fistula and the recurrence of pancreatitis the duct system of the pancreatic tail was occluded with a solution of prolamine. This occlusion leads to an isolate 'burning out' of the exocrine parenchyma. The operative mortality was 1.2%. Up to now a recurrence of chronic pancreatitis was not observed. The later results within an observation period of 28 months are favourable.