For periampullary and pancreatic head disorders, pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is the standard treatment. However, PD is technically demanding and has high morbidity and mortality rates. The most significant and life-threatening complication of PD is postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF), with reported rates of 5 to 70% for total POPF and 10 to 45% for clinically relevant (CR-POPF). Operative risk variables for CR-POPF after PD were investigated in this study.
For periampullary and pancreatic head disorders, pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is the standard treatment. However, PD is technically demanding and has high morbidity and mortality rates. The most significant and life-threatening complication of PD is postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF), with reported rates of 5 to 70% for total POPF and 10 to 45% for clinically relevant (CR-POPF). Operative risk variables for CR-POPF after PD were investigated in this study.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
107
Pancreaticoduodenectomy operation
Qena faculty of Medicine, South Valley University
Cairo, Egypt
clinically relevant post operative pancreatic fistula
A drainage fluid of any measurable volume with an amylase level more than three times the upper normal serum level on or after the 3rd postoperative day
Time frame: 10 days
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