Purpose: Perforated marginal ulcer after pancreaticoduodenectomy(PD)is a delayed complication. We evaluated the characteristics of the patients presenting perforated marginal ulcer after PD.
Methods: Five cases of perforated marginal ulcer after PD were reported at our hospital between 2008 and 2018, and the characteristics of these patients were evaluated.
Results: All 5 patients(4 females)with median age 73 years underwent subtotal stomach-preserving PD(SSPPD). In spite of the administration of gastric antisecretory medication, perforated marginal ulcer occurred in 3 patients(60%). All patients were treated with direct suture and omentum patch, and no mortality was reported.
Conclusions: The perforating marginal ulcer after SSPPD occurred despite the administration of the gastric antisecretory medication. Treatment with direct suture and omentum patch was effective in perforated marginal ulcer after SSPPD.