Roux-en-Y versus Billroth Ⅱ alimentary canal reconstruction after pancreaticoduodenectomy: a meta-analysis / 中华肝胆外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the effectiveness and safety comparing Roux-en-Y versus Billroth Ⅱ alimentary canal reconstruction after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD).Methods A computer search was conducted on PubMed,Embase,Web of Science,Science Direct,Springer Link,Cochrane Center,CBM,CNKI,Wan Fang and VIP databases before September 2017 for all RCT and CCT articles on Roux-en-Y versus Billroth Ⅱ reconstruction after PD.The quality of the included trials was studied by assessing the inclusive and exclusive criteria (the PRISMA statement) by 2 researchers independently.The data were extracted and analyzed using the RevManS.3 software.Results 9 articles (3 RCTs,6 CCTs) which involved 1 599 patients (563 Roux-en-Y patients,1 036 Billroth Ⅱ patients) were studied.Meta analysis revealed that Billroth Ⅱ patients had a lower postoperative delayed gastric emptying (DGE,grades B,C) rate (OR =3.76,95％ CI1.32 ～ 10.68,P ＜ 0.05) and a shorter operation time (WMD =32.75,95％ CI8.17 ～57.33,P ＜ 0.05) than Roux-en-Y patients.There were no significant differences in the rates of postoperative delayed gastric emptying (grades A,B,C),pancreatic fistula,bile leak,postoperative hemorrhage,reoperation,postoperative complications and the duration of postoperative stay (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions The incidence of DGE (grades B,C) after PD was lower after Billroth Ⅱ than that of Roux-en-Y reconstruction.Large prospective randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm the findings of this meta-analysis.