Pancreaticoduodenectomy With or Without Braun Enteroenterostomy: Comparison of Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula and Delayed Gastric Emptying



Status:Recruiting
Conditions:Hospital, Gastrointestinal
Therapuetic Areas:Gastroenterology, Other
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - Any
Updated:4/2/2016
Start Date:December 2009

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Trial Summary
Trial Overview
Inclusion Criteria

The investigators plan to perform a prospective randomized, head-to-head trial to test the
hypothesis that the addition of Braun enteroenterostomy to standard pancreaticoduodenectomy
(PD) reconstruction can decrease the rates of Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula (POPF) and/or
Delayed Gastric Emptying (DGE).


Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital

Exclusion Criteria:

- Pregnant women

- Patients under the age of 18

- adults lacking ability to consent,

- patients scheduled for laparoscopic whipple surgery

- non-english-speakers, and

- prisoners
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
1800 Orleans St.
Baltimore, Maryland 21287
410-955-5000
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