Clinical Study

Reoperation following Pancreaticoduodenectomy

Table 4

Indications for late reoperations.

IndicationsNumber of patientsSurgery performedInterval between PD and re-operation

Group 1
 Incisional hernia4Mesh hernioplasty8–68 months
 Pancreatico-jejunostomy stricture2Revision PJ/PG31/36 months
 Adhesive SAIO2Band release16/96 months
 HJ stricture1Revision HJ29 months
 Persistent gastroparesis1Distal gastrectomy26 months
 Enterocutaneous fistula (ECF)1Repair of ECF8 months
 Afferent limb perforation with
 intraabdominal collection
1Abscess drainage, external drainage of afferent limb perforation, lavage and FJ21 months

Group 2
 Peritoneal dissemination with SAIO4Peritoneal nodule biopsy: 2
Jejunojejunal by pass: 2
5–19 months
 Liver metastasis
   (i) Metastatic GIST-2 3 Nonanatomical resection: 1
Right hepatectomy: 1
12/30 months
   (ii) Ruptured liver metastasis-1Lavage and drainage: 19 months
  Scar site recurrence1Wide local excision with mesh repair16 months

Group 3
 Radiation enteritis, jejunal stricture
 with SAIO
1Jejuno-jejunal by pass9 months
 Colonic and afferent loop necrosis1Excision of afferent loop, right hemicolectomy, revision roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy21 months
 DJ stricture1Gastrojejunostomy128 months

Group 4
 Vascular ectasia of jejunum with upper  gastrointestinal bleed1Partial gastrectomy, revision gastrojejunostomy, side to side jejunojejunostomy40 months

SAIO: sub-acute intestinal obstruction; GIST: gastrointestinal stromal tumour; PJ: pancreatico-jejunostomy; PG: pancreatico-gastrostomy; HJ: hepatico-jejunostomy; DJ: duodeno-jejunostomy; FJ: feeding jejunostomy.