NCT02790333

Different Stapler Cartridge For Pancreatic Stump Texture To Prevent Pancreatic Fistula

A Randomized Trail Of Different Stapler Cartridge For Pancreatic Stump Texture To Prevent Pancreatic Fistula After Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 94 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Yi-Ping Mou · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this trial is to establish an objective criterion for assessing pancreatic stump texture, and unify stapler cartridge according to pancreatic stump texture and thickness.

Detailed description

Distal pancreatectomy (DP) is the standard treatment for symptomatic benign, premalignant, and malignant lesions in the pancreatic body and tail.Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (LDP) are reported to have lower blood loss, fewer postoperative complications and a shorter length of stay without a substantial increase in the operative time. Pancreatic fistula (PF) is the major source of postoperative morbidity and is associated with numerous further complications, suffering, longer hospital stay, higher costs and sometimes death. Frequencies range from 5% to 64%. Several procedures have been proposed to reduce the rate of PF. stapler closure is considered to be safe and approved particularly in LDP. Numerous predictive factors for PF have been reported in previous studies. Among these risk factors, the most important might be the texture and thickness of the remnant pancreas. However, the judgment of pancreatic texture has been based on the surgeon's observation and there still exists no objective method of assessing pancreatic texture. Furthermore there is no strict guideline on which type of cartridge to use according to pancreatic stump texture and thickness. Therefore, this single blind randomized controlled trial is designed to establish an objective criterion for assessing pancreatic stump texture, and unify stapler cartridge according to pancreatic stump texture and thickness. Patients were stratified intraoperatively by gland texture-hard (fibrotic) or soft (normal) and subsequently randomized according to different stapler cartridge. Pancreatic fibrosis is accessed by histopathology and pancreatic stellate cell.

Conditions

• Pancreatic Neoplasms
• Pancreatic Fistula

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	traditional reloads	Blue cartridge with3.0mm height staple was used for pancreatic stump
PROCEDURE	Tri-Staple reloads	Purple cartridge with2.0-2.5-3.0mm varied-height staples was used for pancreatic stump

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-05-01
• Primary completion: 2017-12-01
• Completion: 2018-12-01
• First posted: 2016-06-03
• Last updated: 2021-01-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China