A study on the timing and modality of surgery for pancreatic sinistral portal hypertension

• DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-631x.2018.07.007
• Publication Date: 2018-07-25
• Authors: Zehua Lei; Fengwei Gao; Xin Zhao; Tao Wang; Kangyi Jiang; Qingyun Xie; Jian-Ping Wu; Jinqiang Fu; Boxue Du; Zhixu Wang; Yu Liu

Objective To investigate the opportunity and skill of surgery for pancreatic sinistral portal hypertension.

Methods Clinical data were retrospectively analyzed on 15 cases hypertension admitted from Dec 2015 to 2017.

Results All fiften underwent surgical treatment, among them three initially treated conservatively in early stage surgically gastrointestinal bleeding, 12 with definite disease first stage. Three patients second recurrent bleeding. The followed up 6 18 months symptoms significantly improved without deaths.

Conclusions Splenectomy combined esophagogastric devascularization is basic treatment hypertension.

Key words: Hypertension, portal; Pancreatic diseases; Splenectomy