{"title":"Feasibility of laparoscopic modified Frey procedure for chronic pancreatitis: a prospective 6 case series.","authors":"Thanh X Nguyen, Nhu T Dang, Victoria Ton-Nu","doi":"10.23736/S2724-5691.24.10351-6","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is characterized by longstanding inflammation of the pancreas. Several authors have reported minimally invasive treatment of this CP (pancreaticoduodenectomy, lateral pancreaticojejunostomy, Frey procedure) with promising short-term outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a case series of 6 patients diagnosed with CP and treated using the laparoscopic modified Frey procedure at Hue Central Hospital, Vietnam.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Six patients (5 males and 1 female) with CP and operated on using modified Frey's procedure. The median age was 45 years old. The mean of Body Mass Index was 16.3 kg/m<sup>2</sup>. The median preoperative duration of symptoms was 3.3 years. All patients were presented with a dilated main pancreatic duct (mean diameter of 7.8 mm). The median time to first bowel movement was 1.5 (1-2) days. The median postoperative hospital stay was 7 (5-11) days. No reoperation or mortality was recorded.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The laparoscopic modified Frey procedure is feasible and safe with good short-term and mid-term outcomes for chronic pancreatitis.</p>","PeriodicalId":29847,"journal":{"name":"Minerva Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"513-517"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8000,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Minerva Surgery","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.23736/S2724-5691.24.10351-6","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2024/7/26 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"SURGERY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Background: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is characterized by longstanding inflammation of the pancreas. Several authors have reported minimally invasive treatment of this CP (pancreaticoduodenectomy, lateral pancreaticojejunostomy, Frey procedure) with promising short-term outcomes.
Methods: This is a case series of 6 patients diagnosed with CP and treated using the laparoscopic modified Frey procedure at Hue Central Hospital, Vietnam.
Results: Six patients (5 males and 1 female) with CP and operated on using modified Frey's procedure. The median age was 45 years old. The mean of Body Mass Index was 16.3 kg/m2. The median preoperative duration of symptoms was 3.3 years. All patients were presented with a dilated main pancreatic duct (mean diameter of 7.8 mm). The median time to first bowel movement was 1.5 (1-2) days. The median postoperative hospital stay was 7 (5-11) days. No reoperation or mortality was recorded.
Conclusions: The laparoscopic modified Frey procedure is feasible and safe with good short-term and mid-term outcomes for chronic pancreatitis.