Application of Hong's pancreaticojejunostomy in laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy on 184 patients

Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Hong's pancreaticojejunostomy in laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy. Methods A retrospective analysis was carried out on 184 patients who underwent laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy using Hong's pancreaticojejunostomy (the Hong’s pancreaticojejunostomy group) compared with 100 patients who underwent laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy using traditional pancreaticojejunostomy (the traditional pancreaticojejunostomy group) at Department of Second Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, the First Bethune Hospital of Jilin University, from April 2016 to December 2018. The differences between the two anastomotic methods in operation time, pancreaticojejunostomy time, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative hospital stay, postoperative complications, and incidences of pancreatic fistula were compared. Results The operation time, pancreaticojejunostomy time and intraoperative blood loss of the Hong's pancreaticojejunostomy group were significantly less than the traditional pancreaticojejunostomy group [(278.2±49.3) min vs. (337.3±67.4) min, (33.7±6.6) min vs. (46.8±8.5) min, (123.1±44.7) ml vs. (203.8±138.6) ml], respectively, (all P 0.05). Conclusions Hong's pancreaticojejunostomy was safe, rapid and effective compared with traditional pancreaticojejunostomy. It did not increase the incidence of pancreatic fistula. Key words: Pancreaticoduodenectomy; Laparoscopes; Pancreaticojejunostomy