Effects of Intraarterial Octreotide on Pancreatic Texture

Summary

The aim of the study is to test the hypothesis that intraarterial bolus application of 500 µg Octreotide in the gastroduodenal artery during the resectional phase of pancreatoduodenectomy in patients with soft pancreatic tissue hardens the texture of the pancreatic remnant. A primary end-point of the study is a change in pancreatic texture. A secondary end-point is the rate of postoperative pancreatic fistula.

Timeline

Start

2011-08

Primary completion

2012-02

Completion

2012-03

Publications

• Background Foitzik T, Gock M, Schramm C, Prall F, Klar E. Octreotide hardens the pancreas. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2006 Apr;391(2):108-12. doi: 10.1007/s00423-006-0030-z. Epub 2006 Mar 28.
• Background Konstadoulakis MM, Filippakis GM, Lagoudianakis E, Antonakis PT, Dervenis C, Bramis J. Intra-arterial bolus octreotide administration during Whipple procedure in patients with fragile pancreas: a novel technique for safer pancreaticojejunostomy. J Surg Oncol. 2005 Mar 15;89(4):268-72. doi: 10.1002/jso.20193.
• Background Belyaev O, Herden H, Meier JJ, Muller CA, Seelig MH, Herzog T, Tannapfel A, Schmidt WE, Uhl W. Assessment of pancreatic hardness-surgeon versus durometer. J Surg Res. 2010 Jan;158(1):53-60. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2008.08.022.
• Belyaev O, Polle C, Herzog T, Munding J, Chromik AM, Meurer K, Tannapfel A, Bergmann U, Muller CA, Uhl W. Effects of intra-arterial octreotide on pancreatic texture: a randomized controlled trial. Scand J Surg. 2013;102(3):164-70. doi: 10.1177/1457496913490457.

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