Quantitative assessment and determinants of suture-holding capacity of human pancreas |
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Authors: | Orlin Belyaev MD Sonja RosenkranzJohanna Munding MD Torsten Herzog Ansgar M. Chromik Andrea Tannapfel Waldemar Uhl |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Surgery, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany;2. Institute of Pathology, Ruhr University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany |
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Abstract: | BackgroundHard pancreas is welcome by surgeons performing resective pancreatic surgery, because it is believed to offer better suture holding capacity (SHC), thus decreasing the risk for a postoperative leak. However, neither the actual SHC of pancreatic tissue in humans nor its determinants have been studied.MethodsWe directly measured SHC for polydioxanone 5–0 suture and tissue hardness at the pancreatic isthmus in 53 human pancreata using a dynamometer and a durometer. A histologic score based on fibrosis grade, fat content, pancreatic duct size, and signs of chronic pancreatitis was calculated for every sample. We tested the hypothesis that SHC of the pancreas was proportional to tissue hardness, and evaluated the role of different possible histomorphologic determinants of SHC.ResultsSuture-holding capacity correlated perfectly with tissue hardness (r = 0.98; P < 0.001; 95% confidence interval, 0.96–0.99). The histologic score showed a stronger correlation with both parameters than any single histologic parameter. The SHC of transductal sutures was significantly higher than that of pure transparenchymal sutures. The SHC and hardness were significantly lower in patients who developed a clinically relevant pancreatic fistula postoperatively.ConclusionsA mixture of histomorphologic features of human pancreas determines its tissue hardness and SHC. Involvement of the main pancreatic duct in the suture line appears to increase the mechanical strength of the pancreatic anastomosis. |
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Keywords: | Pancreas Pancreatoduodenectomy Suture-holding capacity Hardness Histologic score Durometer Dynamometer |
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