COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN PANCREATICOJEJUNOSTOMY AND PANCREATICOGASTROSTOMY FOLLOWING PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY

Background: Pancreaticojejunostomy and pancreaticogastrostomy are the two techniques for pancreatic anastomosis that are widely established for the reconstruction after pancreaticoduodenectomy. Aim: To study the effect of the type of pancreaticoenteric reconstruction pancreaticojejunostomy versus pancreaticogastrostomy (PJ versus PG) after pancreaticoduodenectomy regarding the post-operative mortality and morbidity particularly pancreatic fistula (PF). Patients and Methods: A prospective cohort study included 40 patients with pancreatic or periampullary cancer who undergone pancreaticoduodenectomy. The patients divided randomizly into two groups; Group (A)included 20 patients who had undergone pancreaticojejunostomy reconstruction while group (B) included 20 patients who had undergone pancreaticogastrostomy reconstruction. Results: Mean operative time in group A and B was 7.6 ± 2.2 and 7.2 ± 2.7, mean blood loss 984.7 ± 253.2 and 852.5 ± 152.6, in most of the cases there was a Drains in contact with anastomosis was 85% and 70%, respectively. Also, there is no significant difference between both groups regarding intraoperative data. Considering postoperative complications, there was significant difference between both groups regarding