Die Fistelrate nach partieller Pankreatikoduodenektomie ist abhängig von vielfachen Variablen. Dem Einsatz von Octreotiden, synthetische Analoga des natürlich im Körper vorkommenden Somatostatin, ist eine Verringerung der Fistelrate zuzuschreiben. Im Rahmen der vorliegenden Studie wurden verschiedene Dosierungen von Octreotiden auf ihre Wirksamkeit überprüft. Der Einsatz von Octreotiden zeigt eine Verringerung in Fistel- und Insuffizienzrate der Pankreatikojejunostomie nach partieller Pankreatikoduodenektomie, wenn auch keine Signifikanz nachgewiesen werden konnte. Die absolute Menge der Sekretion des Pankreas als auch die Enzymkonzentrationen an Amylase und Lipase ändern sich durch das Medikament nicht. / The rate of fistula after partial pancreaticoduodenectomy depends on several variables. The use of octreotide, a synthetic analogon of the naturally found somatostatin, decreases the rate of fistula. In this study severable dosages of octreotide habe been tested. The use of octreotide has been shown a decrease in the rate of fistula and insuffiences of the pancreaticojejunostomy after partial pancreaticoduodenectomy, even if no significance could be proven. The total amount of secretion as well as the concentration of the enzymes amylase and lipase did not change through the drug.

Clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula (CR-POPF) is a common severe surgical complication after pancreatic surgery. Current risk stratification systems mostly rely on intraoperatively assessed factors like manually determined gland texture or blood loss. We developed a preoperatively available image-based risk score predicting CR-POPF as a complication of pancreatic head resection. Frequency of CR-POPF and occurrence of salvage completion pancreatectomy during the hospital stay were associated with an intraoperative surgical (sFRS) and image-based preoperative CT-based (rFRS) fistula risk score, both considering pancreatic gland texture, pancreatic duct diameter and pathology, in 195 patients undergoing pancreatic head resection. Based on its association with fistula-related outcome, radiologically estimated pancreatic remnant volume was included in a preoperative (preFRS) score for POPF risk stratification. Intraoperatively assessed pancreatic duct diameter (p < 0.001), gland texture (p < 0.001) and high-risk pathology (p < 0.001) as well as radiographically determined pancreatic duct diameter (p < 0.001), gland texture (p < 0.001), high-risk pathology (p = 0.001), and estimated pancreatic remnant volume (p < 0.001) correlated with the risk of CR-POPF development. PreFRS predicted the risk of CR-POPF development (AUC = 0.83) and correlated with the risk of rescue completion pancreatectomy. In summary, preFRS facilitates preoperative POPF risk stratification in patients undergoing pancreatic head resection, enabling individualized therapeutic approaches and optimized perioperative management.