Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Perioperative Management and Technical Notes

  • Chapter
Surgical Treatment of Pancreatic Diseases

Part of the book series: Updates in Surgery ((UPDATESSURG))

  • 1437 Accesses

Abstract

Intestinal preparation is not routinely performed at our centre. Preoperative parenteral nutrition is only administered to debilitated patients. Antithrombotic prophylaxis with low-molecular-weight heparin (reviparin sodium, one ampoule, subcutaneously in the evening) and graduated compression stockings are the norm.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 89.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 119.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Suggested Reading

  • Cameron JL (ed) (2001) American Cancer Society atlas of clinical oncology: Pancreatic cancer. BC Decker, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

    Google Scholar 

  • Evans DB, Lee JE, Pisters PWT (2004) Pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple operation) and total pancreatectomy for cancer. In: Baker RJ, Fischer JE (eds) Mastery of surgery, 4th edn. vol 2. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, pp 1322–1341

    Google Scholar 

  • Gazzaniga GM, Filauro M, Bagarolo C et al (1997) Le neoplasie delle vie biliari extraepatiche: 99° Congresso della Società Italiana di Chirurgia: Padova, 19–22 ottobre 1997. Società Italiana di Chirurgia, Rome

    Google Scholar 

  • Jaeck D, Boudjema K, Bachellier P et al (1998) Exeresi pancreatiche cefaliche: duodeno-cefalo-pancreasectomie (DCP). Encycl Méd Chir Elsevier, Paris Tecniche Chirurgiche Addominali, 40-880-B, p 17

    Google Scholar 

  • Kremer K (ed) (1993) Atlas of operative surgery USES, vol 2. Gallbladder, bile ducts, pancreas. Tumours of the exocrine pancreas. Thieme, Stuttgart, New York, pp 199–234

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Surgery, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Unit, Galliera Hospital, Genua, Italy

    Stefano Cappato, Fiorenza Belli, Diego Dedola & Marco Filauro

Authors
  1. Stefano Cappato
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Fiorenza Belli
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Diego Dedola
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Marco Filauro
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2009 Springer-Verlag Italia

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Cappato, S., Belli, F., Dedola, D., Filauro, M. (2009). Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Perioperative Management and Technical Notes. In: Surgical Treatment of Pancreatic Diseases. Updates in Surgery. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0856-4_19

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0856-4_19

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Milano

  • Print ISBN: 978-88-470-0855-7

  • Online ISBN: 978-88-470-0856-4

  • eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation