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REVIEW CONTROVERSIES IN PANCREATIC SURGERY
Minerva Chirurgica 2019 June;74(3):241-52
DOI: 10.23736/S0026-4733.19.07997-5
Copyright © 2019 EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA
language: English
Which is the best pancreatic anastomosis?
Guido FIORENTINI 1, Domenico TAMBURRINO 1, Giulio BELFIORI 1, Stefano CRIPPA 2, Stefano PARTELLI 2, Massimo FALCONI 2 ✉
1 Division of Pancreatic Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy; 2 Vita e Salute University, Milan, Italy
Postoperative pancreatic fistula is responsible for most of the complications following pancreaticoduodenectomy and several surgical techniques and strategies to prevent it have been suggested. None of these was ever proved to be the safest. Aim of this review is to present existing evidence on the best pancreatic anastomosis.
KEY WORDS: Anastomosis, surgical - Pancreatic fistula - Postoperative complications - Pancreatojejunostomy