Pancreaticoduodenectomies With Complete Arterial Coverage by Retromesenteric Omentoplasty

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorAssistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

About this trial

To assess the efficacy of complete covering using retromesenteric omentoplasty vs. partial covering or no covering of peripancreatic arteries in decreasing incidence of grade B+C post-pancreatectomy hemorrhage (PPH), i.e. treated by transfusion and / or radiological or surgical hemostasis after PD in patients with high risk of POPF.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age ≥ 18 years

Patients requiring a pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) for any indication

Open approach

Affiliation to the French public healthcare insurance

Disqualifiers

Presence of distant tumor deposits (liver and peritoneal metastases, and/or para-aortic lymph nodes metastases) reveals during intraoperative exploration for patient with malignant pancreatic or periampullary tumor.

Patients with previous abdominal surgery compromising completion of retromesenteric omentoplasty

PD with arterial resection (i.e. resection of hepatic artery, splenic artery, superior mesenteric artery, or celiac axis)

Laparoscopic or robotic PD

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Pancreaticoduodenectomy without retromesenteric omental flap
  • Pancreaticoduodenectomy with retromesenteric omental flap

Treatment groups

150 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups