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- Title
Outcomes of Non-Operative Treatment for Duodenal Stump Leakage after Gastrectomy in Patients with Gastric Cancer.
- Authors
Ali, Bandar Idrees; Cho Hyun Park; Kyo Young Song
- Abstract
Purpose: We evaluated the clinical outcomes of the non-operative management of post-gastrectomy duodenal stump leakage in patients with gastric cancer. Materials and Methods: A total of 1,230 patients underwent gastrectomy at our institution between 2010 and 2014. Duodenal stump leakage was diagnosed in 19 patients (1.5%), and these patients were included in this study. The management options varied with patient condition; patients were managed conservatively, with a pigtail catheter drain, or by tube duodenostomy via a Foley catheter. The patients' clinical outcomes were analyzed. Results: Duodenal stump leakage was diagnosed in all 19 patients within a median of 10 days (range, 1~20 days). The conservative group comprised of 5 patients (26.3%), the pigtail catheter group of 11 patients (57.9%), and the Foley catheter group of 3 patients(15.8%). All 3 management modalities were successful; none of the patients needed further operative intervention. The median hospital stay was 18, 33, and 42 days, respectively. Conclusions: Non-operative management of duodenal stump leakage for selected groups of patients with gastric cancer was effective for control of intra-abdominal sepsis. This management modality can help obviate the need for surgical intervention.
- Subjects
GASTRECTOMY complications; STOMACH cancer patients; DUODENUM; CATHETERIZATION; SEPSIS
- Publication
Journal of Gastric Cancer, 2016, Vol 16, Issue 1, p28
- ISSN
2093-582X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5230/jgc.2016.16.1.28