pancreasaandoeningen/pancreastumoren cancer tumor
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: * Age equal or above 18 years; * Indication for elective distal pancreatectomy (+ / - splenectomy) because of proven or suspected symptomatic benign, premalignant or malignant disease of the distal pancreas (as defined in section 4.4); * Tumor meeting the Yonsei criteria33: * Fit to undergo distal pancreatectomy according to the surgeon and anaesthetist.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: * Tumor or cyst larger than 8 cm; * Distal pancreatectomy is not the sole procedure, so when a surgical intervention (resection / ablation) of other organs besides the distal pancreas or spleen is performed (minor procedures, such as cholecystectomy, are allowed); * Chronic pancreatitis (according to the M-ANNHEIM criteria, see Appendix 2 for detailed definition); * Previous radiotherapy for pancreatic cancer; * Pregnancy; * Participation in another study with interference of study outcomes.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome is the time (days) to functional recovery, defined as all of the following: independently mobile at the preoperative level, sufficient pain control with oral medication only, ability to maintain sufficient (> 50%) daily required caloric intake, no intravenous fluid administration and no signs of infection. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Main secondary outcome is the occurrence of major complications (i.e. Clavien-Dindo score of III or higher). Other secondary outcomes are I)intraoperative parameters such as splenectomy, conversion, operating time, blood loss and transfusion, II)postoperative outcomes such as complications, intensive care admission, length of hospital stay and readmission and III)pathology outcomes such as resection margin status and number of lymph nodes resected. | — |
Countries
Netherlands