Emergency Pancreaticoduodenectomy with Delayed Reconstruction for Bleeding: A Life Saving Procedure.

Authors

Jean-Jacques Tuech
Patrick Pessaux
Nicolas Rege
Roberto Bergamaschi
Jean-Pierre Arnaud

Publication/Presentation Date

1-1-2001

Abstract

Emergency pancreaticoduodenectomy with delayed reconstruction can be performed as a life saving procedurein case of massive bleeding uncontrolled with conventional hemostatic techniques. The authors reportherein the case of a 39-yr-old patient with an acute episode of chronic pancreatitis-induced massive bleedingsuccessfully treated by this unorthodox technique.The concept of damage control surgery with abbreviated laparotomy and planned reconstruction couldbe useful in selected cases outside the trauma setting.

Volume

29

Issue

1

First Page

59

Last Page

62

ISSN

1537-3649

Published In/Presented At

Tuech, J. J., Pessaux, P., Rege, N., Bergamaschi, R., & Arnaud, J. P. (2001). Emergency Pancreaticoduodenectomy with Delayed Reconstruction for Bleeding: A Life Saving Procedure. International journal of gastrointestinal cancer, 29(1), 59–62.

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

12754406

Department(s)

Department of Surgery

Document Type

Article