Effect of high-dose pancreatic enzyme replacement on prevention of postpancreatectomy hepatic steatosis after pancreatoduodenectomy: A prospective cohort study
- Authors
- Kim, M.; Yoon, Y.-S.; Jang, J.-Y.; Kwon, W.; Kim, H.; Yoon, D.-S.; Park, J.S.; Lee, S.E.; Lee, J.S.; Han, H.-S.
- Issue Date
- 2021
- Publisher
- Korean Association of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery
- Citation
- Annals of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, v.25, pp S34 - S34
- Journal Title
- Annals of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery
- Volume
- 25
- Start Page
- S34
- End Page
- S34
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/57021
- DOI
- 10.14701/ahbps.PL-3
- ISSN
- 2508-5778
- Abstract
- Introduction: Postpancreatectomy hepatic steatosis (PHS) is a long-term complication of pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), which has been not well noticed. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of high-dose pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (high-dose PERT) on prevention of PHS after PD by analyzing prospectively collected data. Methods: Among patients who were assigned randomly to receive high-dose PERT (40,000 IU of Norzyme) for 3 months or placebo in the previous prospective study (Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020;18:926–934), 94 patients who had unenhanced computer tomography (CT) scans at preoperative and postoperative 1 year were enrolled in this study. PHS was defined when mean CT values of the liver were < 40 Housnfield unit (HU) or 10 HU lower than values of the spleen. The incidence and risk factors of newly developed PHS at postoperative 1 year were analyzed. Results: There were 42 patients in the high-dose PERT group and 52 patients in the placebo group. The incidence of PHS was significantly lower in the high-dose PERT group (4/42) compared with the placebo group (12/52) (p < 0.001). Multivariate analysis identified placebo intake (odds ratio [OR] 1.640, p = 0.020), preoperative body mass index (BMI) > 24 (OR 9.065, p = 0.032), body weight loss > 5% in postoperative 3 months (OR 2.087, p = 0.024) as independent risk factors. Subgroup analysis showed that the lower incidence of PHS after high-dose PERT compared with the placebo control were consistent in high risk groups: Preoperative BMI > 24 (high-dose PERT vs. placebo, 3/14 vs.13/22, p = 0.019) and body weight loss > 5% (4/12 vs. 30/46, p = 0.013). Conclusions: The results revealed that high-dose PERT significantly reduced the development of PHS after PD. © The Korean Association of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery.
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