Pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy preserving the right gastroepiploic vessels following proximal gastrectomy: report of two cases

• Main Authors: Teijiro Hirashita, Yukio Iwashita, Hiroaki Nakanuma, Kazuhiro Tada, Kunihiro Saga, Takashi Masuda, Yuichi Endo, Masayuki Ohta, Toshifumi Matsumoto, Masafumi Inomata
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: SpringerOpen 2019-03-01
• Series: Surgical Case Reports
• Subjects: Pancreatoduodenectomy; Proximal gastrectomy; Right gastroepiploic vessel
• Online Access: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-019-0599-4
• ISSN: 2198-7793

Abstract Background Blood flow of the remnant stomach is supplied via the right gastric and right gastroepiploic vessels after proximal gastrectomy (PG). Whether the remnant stomach can be safely preserved in patients who undergo pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy (PPPD) after PG remains unclear. We herein report two cases in which the remnant stomach was safely preserved by performing PPPD. Case presentation The first patient, a 76-year-old man, was diagnosed with cancer of the common bile duct and underwent PPPD 2 years after PG for gastric cancer. The remnant stomach and right gastroepiploic vessels were safely preserved. The second patient, a 56-year-old man with a history of PG for gastric cancer 20 years previously, was diagnosed with cancer of the common bile duct and underwent PPPD. We could safely preserve the remnant stomach and right gastroepiploic vessels. Conclusion The remnant stomach could be preserved in performing PPPD following PG by preserving the right gastroepiploic vessels.