There is a high risk of anastomotic leakage after pancreaticojejunostomy after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) in patients with a normal pancreas because of the high degree of exocrine function. These PD are therefore generally performed using a stenting tube (stented method). In recent years, we have performed pancreaticojejunostomy with duct-to-mucosa anastomosis without a stenting tube (nonstented method) and obtained good results.
Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1, Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan. harada@ige1.ige.twmu.ac.jp
