pancreaticoduodenectomy

External pancreatic stents after pancreaticoduodenectomy reduce pancreatic fistula rates and severity
During PD, reconstruction over an external pancreatic stent led to very low PF incidence with no significant difference observed in severity between patients with PDAC and other high fistula risk pathologies. Routine external pancreatic stent placement after PD, regardless of PF risk, may reduce incidence of PF and need for additional interventions.
J.A. Reza, C. Canavan, M. Uwah, K. Wissinger, P. Veldhuis, S. Patel, Yuan Du, J.P. Arnoletti
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External pancreatic stents after pancreaticoduodenectomy reduce pancreatic fistula rates and severity