Pancreaticojejunostomy versus pancreaticogastrostomy in reconstruction following pancreaticoduodenectomy

Pancreaticogastrostomy (PG) after pancreaticoduodenectomy has been reported to have a lower incidence of pancreatic fistula than pancreaticojejunostomy (PJ) but this was not confirmed in a recent prospective randomized study.Different methods of reconstruction after pancreaticoduodenectomy were used between January 1994 and January 1999 in two university-affiliated hospitals, PJ (n = 69) in one hospital and PG (n = 73) in the other. Operations...