Puestow procedure

The Puestow procedure (also known as a Puestow-Gillesby procedure, or a lateral pancreaticojejunostomy) is a surgical technique used in the treatment of chronic pancreatitis. It involves a side-to-side anastomosis of the pancreatic duct and the jejunum.[1]

Puestow procedure
ICD-10-PCS48548
ICD-9-CM52.96
MeSHD010193

Technique

The operation involves creating a longitudinal incision along the pancreas while the main pancreatic duct is filleted open longitudinally from the head of the organ to its tail. The duct and pancreas are then attached to a loop of the small intestine (pancreaticojejunostomy), which is oversewn to the exposed pancreatic duct in order to allow its drainage. When used in the appropriate setting, pain from chronic pancreatitis can improve. One advantage of this procedure compared to a Frey's procedure is that pancreatic tissue is preserved, which may be of critical importance in patients with exocrine or endocrine insufficiency from their chronic pancreatitis.

Indications

A Puestow procedure is indicated for the treatment of symptomatic chronic pancreatitis patients with pancreatic ductal obstruction and a dilated main pancreatic duct. The main pancreatic duct needs to be 6mm in diameter in the body of the pancreas for this procedure to be possible.

Limitations

One of the problems that can lead to failure of the Puestow procedure is that pain can persist due to failure to drain the pancreatic duct on the head of the pancreas. A Frey's procedure is an alternative surgical procedure to the Puestow that allows for better drainage of the head, but pancreatic tissue is removed.

Eponym

It is named for the American surgeon Charles Puestow (1902–1973).[2]

References
  1. Howell JG, Johnson LW, Sehon JK, Lee WC (2001). "Surgical management for chronic pancreatitis". The American Surgeon. 67 (5): 487–90. PMID 11379656.
  2. Bosmia, AN; Christein, JD (August 2017). "Charles Bernard Puestow (1902-1973): American surgeon and commander of the 27th Evacuation Hospital during the Second World War". Journal of Medical Biography. 25 (3): 147–152. doi:10.1177/0967772015608052. PMID 26508621. S2CID 6631023.

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