Operation, after which the surgeons of RCOD actually restored the functioning of the digestive system
A 71-year-old patient was admitted with obstructive jaundice. During the examination, doctors immediately identified 2 tumors of the pancreas — in the area of the head and body of the organ. With such a spread of the tumor process, it was no longer possible to preserve part of the pancreas.
At the first stage, the patient underwent drainage of the bile ducts to soothe jaundice and prepare the body for further treatment. A biopsy confirmed the malignant process. Then the patient underwent 4 courses of chemotherapy and was referred for surgical treatment.
The operation lasted more than 5 hours.
During the intervention, the surgeons completely removed:
pancreas
duodenum
spleen
gallbladder
But organ removal was only part of the operation. After that, the most difficult reconstructive stage began. Surgeons needed to restore the passage of food, bile, and the digestive tract after such a large-scale intervention. The main feature of the operation is that the entire volume was performed laparoscopically, through small punctures, without a large incision. The work was carried out next to large vessels and vital structures, which required extreme precision at every stage of the operation. The postoperative period was stable.