Ozdemir, EgemenGokler, CihanGunes, OrgunKaplan, KuntayAydin, Mehmet CanSumer, FatihKayaalp, Cuneyt2024-08-042024-08-0420220003-469X2239-253Xhttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/100619AIM: This study aimed to examine the effects of isolated Roux loop (IP) versus conventional pancreaticojejunostomy (CP) techniques on the rate of postoperative pancreatic fistula and its severity. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This study included retrospectively collected data from 132 patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy in a single institute. Collected data were compared between IP and CP groups. Postoperative pancreatic fistula and its grades were defined according to International Study Group on Pancreatic Fistula (ISGPF) definition. RESULTS: A total of 58 patients had IP and 74 patients had CP. Biochemical leak (IP 20.6% versus CP 14.9%, p=0.38) and grade B/C pancreatic fistula (IP 20.6% versus CP 32.4%, p=0.13) rates of both groups were similar. Durations of hospital stay and intensive care unit stay and 30-day mortality rates of the two groups were similar. CONCLUSION: Isolated Roux loop reconstruction following pancreaticoduodenectomy is not associated with a lower rate of pancreatic fistula but may contribute to reducing the severity of pancreatic fistula.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessAnastomotic leakPancreatic fistulaPancreaticoduodenectomyRoux en y anastomosisArticle932248253354766422-s2.0-85128975575Q3WOS:000886952800020Q4