Treatment of postoperative gastrointestinal fistulas in patients with severe acute pancreatitis / 中国普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the means of treating postoperative gastrointestinal fistulas in patients with severe acute pancreatitis(SAP). Methods A retrospective study was carried out on the clinical data of 28 cases of postoperative gastrointestinal fistulas(PGF) in patients with severe acute pancreatitis admitted in our department between 1996 and 1999.Results The amount of drainage decreased significantly by using somatostatin(SS) and growth hormone(GH). All the patients were recovered, the average disappearred time of the fistula was (52?16) days(24～227 days).85.7% of the fistula were cured by non operative treatment.Conclusions Non-operative treatment is suitable to most of SAP patients with PGF. SS and GH can accelerate the healing of gastrointestinal fistulas.