British journal of surgery · 1996 · 74 citations · 2 references
MedicineOncologySurgeryGastrointestinal OncologyGeneral SurgerySurgical OncologyGastric CancerGastrointestinal Cancer SurgeryGastrointestinal SurgeryMinimally Invasive SurgeryPancreatic CancerPancreatic SurgeryCompletion Lymph Node DissectionGastrointestinal Oncologic SurgeryMinimally Invasive Pancreatic ResectionMinimally Invasive Pancreatic SurgeryOncologic Gastrointestinal SurgeryPancreatic Cancer ResectionSurgical Pancreatic InterventionTotal Pancreatectomy
Abstract A method for distal pancreatectomy using the multifire GIA-80 stapler (US Surgical, Nonvalk, Connecticut, USA) is reported that is quicker, associated with reduced blood loss and a lower incidence of pancreatic fistula than with other instruments such as the TA-55 stapler (Auto Suture, Ascot, UK). When performing total gastrectomy with distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy to complete a wide lymph node dissection in patients with advanced gastric cancer, this method of pancreatectomy can be useful.
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