chronic pancreatitis, cystic pancreatic lesions, malignant pancreatic lesions and neuroendocrine tumors located in the body or tail of the pancreas.
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Age above 18 years - Expected survival time more than 12 months - WHO Karnofsky performance status >50% / ASA I-II - Patients with chronic pancreatitis, cystic pancreatic lesions, malignant pancreatic lesions and neuroendocrine tumors located in the body or tail of the pancreas. - patients who are planned to undergo distal pancreatectomy as part of an extensive resection for other malignancies (i.e. sarcoma, GIST, gastric carcinoma). - written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Current immunosuppresive therapy - Chemotherapy within 2 weeks before operation - Curative resection not feasable - Severe psychiatrric or neurologic disease - Drug and/or alcohol abuse
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| development of pancreatic fistula | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| mortality morbidity costs | — |
Contacts
Erasmus MC, department of Surgery