Analysis of 4 children with pancreatic solid pseudopapillary neoplasm treated by total laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy / 中华胰腺病杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective@#To investigate the application and surgical experience of total laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (TLPD) in treating children with solid pseudopapillary neoplasm (SPN) of pancreas.@*Methods@#Clinical data 4 children with SPN who underwent TLPD in Jilin University First Hospital from April 2017 to June 2018 were retrospectively analyzed.@*Results@#Among the 4 children, a case was male and 3 cases were female. Their age ranged from 9 to 14 year-old, the height ranged from 1.2 to 1.7 meters, and body weight ranged from 30 to75 kg. All patients complained of upper abdominal pain, one child had nausea and vomiting, and one child had abdominal mass. All patients underwent abdominal enhanced CT scan before operation, which showed a mass-like low-density shadow or mixed density shadow in the pancreatic head, with slightly uneven enhancement or no obvious enhancement. All 4 patients underwent TLPD, and the operation was successful without conversion to open surgery. The duration of operation time ranged from 250 to 365 minutes, the intraoperative blood loss ranged from 80 to 120 ml, the tumor size ranged from 4 to 8 cm, and the hospital stay ranged from 10 to 22 days. One patient developed grade B pancreatic fistula after surgery and was cured after conservative treatment. Pathological examinations of all patients confirmed the diagnosis of pancreatic SPN. All patients were followed up until February 2019, and no significant discomfort was observed and no recurrence or metastasis was found.@*Conclusions@#TLPD was safe and feasible in children in relatively large pancreatic surgery centers with extensive laparotomy and TLPD experience.