Surgical therapy for pancreatic duct stones, an analysis of 46 cases / 中华普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To analyze the surgical treatment of pancreatic duct stones.Methods The clinical data of 46 patients with pancreatic duct stones treated in our hospital from January 2008 to January 2013 were retrospectively analyzed.Results The most common symptoms were abdominal pain in 42 patients,diarrhea in 4 patients,diabetes in 6 patients,increased level of amylase in 4 patients,high level of CA19-9 in 9 patients and concomitant pancreatic cancer in 5 patients.4 patients had history of acute pancreatitis.All patients were diagnosed with pancreatic duct stones by preoperative imaging.The stones were located in the head of the pancreas in 21 cases,in pancreatic body and tail in 17 cases,and in the whole length of the pancreas in 8 cases.7 cases had single stone,28 cases had 2 to 3 stones,and 11 cases had more than three stones.21 cases had stones with a maximum diameter more than 1.0 cm,and 25 cases with a maximum diameter less than 1.0 cm.Pancreatic lithotomy plus pancreaticojejunostomy was performed in 33 cases,pancreatoduodenectomy in 8 and resection of the body and tail of pancreas plus splenectomy in 5 cases.6(13.0％) patients had postoperative complications,and there was no mortality.3(6.5％) patients had postoperative residual stones.39 cases were followed up with follow-up time ranging from 3 months to 57 months.Pain relief rate was 85.7％,Stone occurred in 2 (4.3％) patients.Conclusions Surgery is an important treatment for pancreatic duct stones,and treatments should be adopted based on the situations of individual patients.