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Application of Mid-Pancreatectomy with End-to-End Anastomosis in Pancreatic Benign Tumors
Published on: February 9, 2024
Which is the best pancreatic anastomosis?
Guido Fiorentini1, Domenico Tamburrino1, Giulio Belfiori1
1Division of Pancreatic Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Abstract:
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.
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