Late recurrent bleeding episodes from duodenojejunostomy after pancreas transplantation. 2018

Franka Messner, and Claudia Bösmüller, and Rupert Oberhuber, and Manuel Maglione, and Benno Cardini, and Thomas Resch, and Stefan Scheidl, and Dietmar Öfner, and Stefan Schneeberger, and Christian Margreiter
Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.

In response to a number of late, repetitive bleeding episodes from the site of the enteric anastomosis, we herein analyze the clinical courses and etiologies of 379 consecutively performed pancreas transplants between January 2000 and December 2016. Duodenojejunostomies for enteric drainage were performed at the upper jejunum in a side to side, double layer fashion. Five patients (1.3%) developed recurrent late hemorrhagic episodes originating from the graft duodenal anastomosis. Bleeding from the anastomotic site was associated with hematochezia, hemodynamic instability and decrease in serum hemoglobin. Mean onset was 6.4(±2.8) years after transplantation. Bleeding was recurrent (mean 5.2 ± 2.6) and required 9(±2.5) interventions. Hypervascularization, mucosal vulnerability, and bleeding at the site of the enteric anastomosis could be identified in all cases. In four patients, the enteric pancreas anastomosis was resected and a new duodenojejunostomy was performed. No pancreas graft loss occurred due to bleeding. In two patients, hepatic cirrhosis and portal hypertension were identified, one patient had a liver fibrosis as putative cause for the repetitive bleeding episodes. Late anastomotic hemorrhage is a rare but severe complication following pancreas transplantation. The treatment is challenging and includes endoscopy, interventional radiology, and surgery. Hepatic conditions with an increased portal pressure may be the underlying cause.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007582 Jejunostomy Surgical formation of an opening through the ABDOMINAL WALL into the JEJUNUM, usually for enteral hyperalimentation. Jejunostomies
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010182 Pancreatic Diseases Pathological processes of the PANCREAS. Disease, Pancreatic,Diseases, Pancreatic,Pancreatic Disease
D011183 Postoperative Complications Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery. Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D011379 Prognosis A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations. Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D012008 Recurrence The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission. Recrudescence,Relapse,Recrudescences,Recurrences,Relapses
D004385 Duodenostomy Surgical formation of an opening into the DUODENUM. Duodenostomies
D005260 Female Females
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup

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