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assessment,but many centersuse them asaprimary option.Wedid a few minimal access necrosectomies a couple years ago but found it cumbersome and it left a nasty feeling of not doing enough. So we abortedtheexperiment…
Opennecrosectomy
Whenyou do open necrosectomyforthe right indications attheright time, removing the black clay-like stuff by scooping with your fingersis easy. Getting through the gastrocolic ligament (yes, I prefer not to go through the transverse mesocolon), opening the correct tissue planes
withbluntdissectionandutilizingtheHarmonicScalpel®orold-fashioned ligaturesgivesgoodexposure.
Usuallythenecrosis is mostly found around thepancreas while the pancreas itself is firm and protrudes like a transverse ridge. Leave it alone! If on the other hand (and pre-operative CT helps) the
necrotizingprocesshasdestroyedthepancreas(thedisconnectedduct syndrome),youcansqueezeitoutdistallywithgentlefingerdissection,
butbecarefulwiththesplenicvesselsandleavethespleenalone.Once youhaveremovedthedeaddistalpancreas( Figure19.6) (sometimes only a small proximal remnant is left), you can try to find the divided pancreatic duct and ligate it. Usually you don’t see it, and apancreatic fistulaoccurs,butyoucandealwiththatlateron.Packtheareaforafew minutes and check hemostasis. Deal with clear bleeders, don’t worry about minor oozing. Draining the peripancreatic area with a couple of well-placeddrains (onecomingbehind theleft colon intothe pancreatic areaif thenecrosis ismainly ontheleftside)completes theprocedure.
Usually, in 80-90% of cases, we close the abdomen after necrosectomyunlesstheIAPwasclearly elevatedpriorto surgery orifthereisconsiderableintestinaloedema. Obviously, in a patient
alreadywithan‘openabdomen’(forACSforexample),andwho,lateron, needs necrosectomy, we almost always leave the abdomen open and continuewiththemesh-mediatedVACsystem.
The vacuum and mesh-mediated fascial traction is a temporary abdominalclosure(TAC)methoddescribedbyourSwedishcolleagues
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.Itcombinesthevacuumeffect with mechanical traction induced by a mesh.Theintra-abdominal contents are firstcoveredbya polyethylene sheetfollowedbysuturingofanoval-shapedpolypropylenemeshtothe fascial edges. A polyurethane sponge is then placed on the mesh and coveredwith an airtightocclusiveplastic sheet. A vacuumisintroduced by connecting the dressing to a suction apparatus creating continuous negative pressure (usually minus 125mmHg). TAC changes are
performedevery2-3daysintheoperatingtheatreoratthebedside intheICU.DuringtheTACchanges,fascialedgesareapproximated
by tightening the mesh by suturing it in the midline (the mesh is
divided at the midline during the first change to allow changing of the underlyingplasticsheet).Whenthegapbetweenthefascialedgeshas
been reduced to about 5cm, the mesh is removed, and thefascia and skin are closed with sutures. Using this method the delayed
fascial closure rate is about 80-90%, higher than with any other TAC methodpublished.Furthermore,theenteralfistularateisalsothelowest amongTACmethods.
Figure19.6.Removeddeadpancreas.
About two out of three cases need only a single procedure (probablybecausewedoitlateenoughandcandoafairlycomplete necrosectomy). These days reoperations are not ‘planned’ but performed ‘on demand’ for complications such as disconnected ductsyndrome(seeabove).
Complicationsafternecrosectomy
Afternecrosectomy,don’texpecteverythingtogosmoothly...
Postoperativebleedingiscommon sodon’t panic!The drainagefluid tends to be bloody in the first couple of days; it then turns brown and ugly,andfinally grey-brown or pus-like. But iftheblood in the drainage bag is ‘pure’ or the patient becomes hemodynamically unstable and requiresmultiplebloodtransfusions,don’thesitatetogoin,evacuatethe bloodand clots,stop anybleeding fromvisible sourcesorjust packthe area and leave the abdomen open. Angio-embolization is an
alternativetoreoperation—ifitisreadilyavailable.
Residualnecrosisafter‘incomplete’necrosectomyismorecommonif
youdo theinitialnecrosectomy tooearly.Completing thenecrosectomy in a second (or more) operation is acceptable, so don’t try to remove every tiny bit of necrosis at the first operation if it causes more harm (usuallybleeding).
Pancreatic fistula is common especially after necrosectomy that involvesdistalpancreatectomy.Youcannotmeasureamylaselevelsfrom the drains if the secretion is thick but eventually you will find out that there is a fistula. Keep the drains and, when feasible, ask your endoscopistfriends toinsert astent intothe pancreaticduct.Someuse octreotide,weroutinelydonot.
Bile-stained secretion from the drains is a bad sign. Accidental injury to the duodenum during necrosectomy sometimes happens. If
theduodenalfistulaiscontrolled(bilenotfloatingallovertheplace)and the patient is not septic, have patience. Closing the duodenum at this stage is virtually impossible; itis betterto havea controlledfistula and dealwiththeduodenumlater(ifnecessary).
Pleasenote:
Inmanaging patients with severeacute pancreatitis, theemphasis is EARLYand
AGGRESSIVE supportive management, and LATE and MEASURED surgical
treatment.
These patients are best treated in centers which can provide long-term ICU
support, combined with radiological, endoscopic and surgical expertise — by
peoplewhorememberandunderstandalltheacronymsusedinthischapter(!)—
notinthesmall‘high-careunit’inyourlittlecommunityhospital.Soshipthemoutto
theexperts…
LetmeconcludewithsomeFinnishwisdom…
Remember—weFinnsdrinkalotsoweseetonsofthesecases.
WhenourhospitalinHelsinkiwasbuilt(about1965),themortalityrate forsevereacute pancreatitiswasover90%.When Istartedmy surgical residency (early 1980s), it was still around 50%. Gradually it came
downto20%withhighlyimprovedintensivecareandearlysurgical conservatism.Thelast10yearshaveseentremendousprogressinour
understandingofthisverycomplexdisease.Recognizingandtreatingthe ACSassociatedwithaggressivefluidresuscitationandtissueedemahas further improved the prognosis, especially when we have been more aggressiveinopening the abdomen and leaving itopen.We see about 20 patients likethis every year, and with modern temporary abdominal closure methods, suchas the mesh-mediated vacuum-assisted closure technique,we can closethe fascia (andskin)in about90%of patients.
Onlyasmallproportionendupwithskingraftingandsubsequent abdominalwallreconstruction.
So,untila‘magicpill’isinventedthatstopstheinflammatorycascade at its beginning, we still need — with the help ofour intensivists —to treatthesepatientsas‘surgical’patients.
Thepropermanagementofsevereacutepancreatitisrequiresthatyou understanditsnaturalhistoryandbearmedwithlotsofpatience.During theearlyphasesofthedisease“ourpatiencewillachievemorethanour force”(EdmundBurke);lateron,whencalledtooperateonnecroticand infectedcomplications,rememberthat“patienceanddiligence,likefaith, removemountains”(WilliamPenn).
Iwish toconcludewith somewise words fromthe famouspancreatic
surgeonKennethW.Warren(1911-2001).
“The most common errors in the surgical treatment of acutepancreatitisare to operate too earlyin the course ofthediseaseandtodotoomuch,orinthesecondaryor septicphaseofthediseasetooperatetoolateandtodo toolittle.”
KennethW.Warren
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http://clincalc.com/IcuMortality/SOFA.aspx.
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IAP/APA evidence-based guidelines for the management of acute pancreatitis. Pancreatology2013;13(4Suppl2):1-15.
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van Santvoort HC, Besselink MG, Bakker OJ, et al. A step-up approach or open necrosectomyfornecrotizingpancreatitis.NEnglJMed2010;362:1491-502.
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Peterson U, Acosta S, Björck M. Vacuum-assisted wound closure and mesh-mediated fascial traction — a novel technique for late closure of the open abdomen. World J Surg 2007;31:2133-7.
Chapter20
Gallbladderandbiliaryemergencysurgery
DannyRosin,MosheScheinandB.Ramana
Thischapterhasbeensubdividedintothefollowingthree sections:
1.
Theacutegallbladder.
2.
Bileductemergencies.
3.
Biliarypancreatitis.
1
Theacutegallbladder
DannyRosinandMosheSchein
Indropsy ofthe gallbladder…and ingallstoneswe should not wait ‘til the patient’s strength is exhausted, or ‘til the bloodbecomes poisonedwith bile,producing hemorrhage; weshouldmakeanearlyabdominalincision,ascertainthe truenature of the disease, and thencarry out the surgical treatmentthatnecessitiesofthecasedemand.
JamesMarionSims
Biliary surgery, and especially gallbladder surgery, is considered as oneofthepillarsof‘generalsurgery’.Yetyouwillfindagreatdiversityof
clinicalpresentations, treatment optionsandlocal customs and dogmas —thatwillallaffecttheselectedapproach.Inacutebiliarysurgerythe
disagreements are even greater, and the debate between non­operative treatment and endoscopic, radiologic and surgical interventionsismore heated. Therefore, in thischapter wewill tryto
simplify this maze for you, and lead you through a common-sense approach,focusingonproblemareas.Asalways,youwillbeabletofind in the literature a large spectrum of views and approaches which contradictsours —but bynow youknowwhoisright... Wetrustyouto knowthebasics (and more) from your medical school, surgical training andpractice.
For the sake of simplicity we will divide the chapter between gallbladderemergenciesandbileductemergencies—butyoushould rememberthatthe clinicalpicturemaybe‘mixed’—it’sthepatientwith acute cholecystitis andsimultaneous elevation of bilirubin and amylase thatwillforceyoutothinkhardaboutthenextstep.
Acutecholecystitis
Acutecholecystitis(AC)iseithercalculousor,muchlesscommonly, acalculous.Sincetheclinicalpictureofthesetwoentitiesdifferstheyare
discussedseparately.Wewillstartwiththecalculousentity.
Obstructionofthegallbladderoutletbyastoneisbyfarthemost commonetiologyforacutecholecystitis(AC).Itisaspectrum:
Short-term obstruction with spontaneous dislodgment of the obstructingstonecausesabiliarycolic.
Impaction of the stone at the neck of the gallbladder will lead to distension, pressure elevation, ischemic changes and, if left to progress, secondary bacterial infection — AC. Untreated, it may
progress to complications such as necrosis, perforation, empyema,liverabscess,peritonitisandsystemicsepsis.
Howdoyouknowwherethepatientisalongthisspectrum?You
usealltheinformationyoucangatherfromhistory,physicalexamination,
laboratoryresultsandimagingstudies.Biliarycolicisself-limitedand ofshortduration:thepain—typicallyintheepigastrium,butmaybein therightupperquadrant,radiatingtotherightloin,backand/orshoulder andassociatedwithnausea/vomiting—lastsnomorethanafewhours, andtherearenoclinical/laboratorymarkersofinflammation.Incontrast, AC will last longer, as a persisting pain, and will be associated with local (tenderness — hey, you don’t wantto hear again about Murphy’s sign,eh?—peritonealsigns,amass—denotingapalpablegallbladder) aswellassystemic(fever,leukocytosis)inflammatorysigns.Remember:
inflammationalone cannotalwaysdifferentiatebetween the ‘early’, mechanical/chemical acute cholecystitis and the ‘late’, bacterial phase.Often at surgery, wearesurprised by how advancedthe AC is,
whichclinicallyhadbeenassessedas‘mild’.Moreadvancedforms,such asgangrenous cholecystitisor gallbladderempyema, willbe associated with higher levels of inflammation, greater leukocytosis, and more systemicmanifestationsofsepsis.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis is not considered complete without supporting imaging.
Ultrasound
Ultrasoundisyourbestfriend:available,cheap,simple,radiationfree, and usually accurate. It will demonstrate the stones, the distended gallbladder with its thickened walls, and provide information about associated findings such as pericholecystic fluid collection, bile duct dilatationandthenearbystructures—liver,kidneyandpancreas.Note,
however,thatoften,ultrasonographicfeaturesofAClagbehindthe clinicalpicture—apatientcanhaveanadvancedACevenifthewallof
thegallbladderisnotthickenedand/orthegallbladderisnotsurrounded withfluid.RememberalsothatanalmostconstantfeatureofACisa
dilatedgallbladder(afeaturewhichissometimesnotmentionedby the radiologist) — so: a non-distended gallbladder on imaging is usuallynotAC!
CT
ManypatientswillalreadyhavehadaCTscanoftheabdomenwhen you are called for a consult, and a distended, thick-walled gallbladder withsurroundingfat strandingwillsupport thediagnosis,even whenthe USis‘notdiagnostic’.However,theUSismoreaccurateinthissituation and will show stones missed by the CT. Often we ask for an US to confirmtheCTdiagnosis.Youmaybecorrectifyoucallthisa‘defensive approach’…
HIDAscan
Indoubtful casesyou canstill usetheoldandtrusted HIDA(hepatic imino-diacetic acid) radionuclide scan. It is highly sensitive for non-
visualization of the gallbladder in cases of cystic duct obstruction (a typicalfeatureofAC),althoughspecificityisaffectedbyimpairedhepatic bile secretion with hyperbilirubinemia. A negative scan (i.e.
visualization of the gallbladder) will exclude the diagnosis of AC andmakeyouthinkagain.
Again, remember that some findings may be lacking, without excluding the diagnosis. We have seen AC without gallbladder
distension(dueto chronic changes), with a thin wall (about to burst) or withstonessosmallthattheyareeasilymissedbyimaging.Don’trushto labelthe conditionas ‘acalculouscholecystitis’, asthis rarediagnosisis usuallylimitedtosick,ICUpatients—buttomakeourlifecomplex,seen occasionallyinotherwiseperfectlyhealthypatients.
You may also get confused by some abnormal associated parameters. For example, mild jaundice (bilirubin levels of up to
5mg/dL [85mmol/L]) and minimal elevation of liver enzymes can accompany AC, even without choledocholithiasis and cholangitis.
Whether this is caused by pressure on the bile ducts, reactive inflammation around the gallbladder or absorption of bile from the gallbladderthroughitspressurized,ischemicwall,doesnotreallymatter.
What matters isthat you know todifferentiate this conditionfrom ascending cholangitis (see below) that merits a different plan of
action.Thetrickisnottojumptoconclusionsbutholdtoyourgunsand
remeasure liver functions a day later: if improving, go ahead withyour gallbladder operation; if deteriorating, you have to image the duct — preferably with magneticresonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) asdiscussedbelow.
Management
Have you ever popped a potato out of the oven in your mouth?Whathappens?Andwhatifyouletitcoolandthen enjoyit!
AmjadSirajMemon
Here lies the main dissociation between what’s recommended in the literature and what is practiced in many places around the globe. The
simple,‘correct’managementofacutecholecystitisissurgery,and nowadays it means laparoscopic cholecystectomy. So whyisn’t it alwayspracticed?
Non-operativemanagement
Conservative management will be successful in most cases to relieve the acute episode. Antibiotics, to cover Gram-negative
enteric bacteria (adding anti-anaerobe agents in sicker patients), along with i.v. fluids, analgesicsand anti-emetics,will make more than90%ofyourpatientsbetterwithinafewdays.Thepriceforthis
approachisprolongedhospitalstay,adefinedriskoffailure—whichin turn may necessitatea more invasive approach in worse conditions — andarisk of recurrent episodes duringthewaiting period of 6-8 weeks forthe‘interval’cholecystectomythatisnecessaryanyway.
So why not ‘just take it out’? The reasons vary, but the most common around the world is the lack of an immediate OR/surgeon availability. If you are lucky to work in a system where early
cholecystectomy is feasible (next day is OK, even the day after tomorrowisfine)—thengoforit!Youwillfindtheoperationeasier,
with the gallbladder wall edema allowing you a relatively easy