The Effectiveness of Local Hypothermia and Peritoneal Lavage-Dialysis in the Treatment of Patients with Acute Destructive Pancreatitis

Veniamin I. Shaposhnikov, PhD, ScD*, Svetlana N. Ralko

Kuban State Medical University, Krasnodar, Russian Federation

*Corresponding author: Professor Veniamin I. Shaposhnikov, Hospital Surgery Department, Kuban State Medical University, 4 Sedin str., 350063, Krasnodar, Russian Federation. Tel: 8- 918- 3446404 (mobile). E-mail:Shaposhnikov35@mail.ru

Abstract: 

The aim of this study was to improve the principles of the pathogenetic therapy of acute pancreatitis and assess the effectiveness of local hypothermia of the pancreas, as well as peritoneal lavage-dialysis in the treatment of acute destructive pancreatitis. A total of 5889 patients with acute pancreatitis (AP) were examined. The leading role played by the lesions of the pancreatic lymphatic system in the development of destructive processes was noted. In experiments done on eight dogs, the first day of experimental acute pancreatitis showed necrosis of the lumbar retroperitoneal lymph nodes with a violation of lymph drainage from the pancreas before the retroperitoneal fat necrosis was initiated. The effectiveness of local hypothermia of the pancreas was experimentally demonstrated. In 32 patients with AP, the perioperative local hypothermia of the pancreas for 20-25 minutes was followed by the reduction of the alpha-amylase activity in the peripheral blood and in the portal system, as well as a significant reduction in the edema of the pancreas, that delayed the progression of the destructive lesions. An effective method of performing lavage-dialysis of the omental bursa, by using a transversely perforated tube with a pollution control device in the lumen, was developed.

Keywords: 
pancreas; lymphatic system; acute pancreatitis.
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