Postoperative pancreatic fistula is a potentially fatal sequela with substantial morbidity and mortality. A retrospective observational study was conducted in the surgical unit of Zagazig university hospital . Three hundred forty-seven patients were admitted with a clinical diagnosis of pancreatic fistula following both open and laparoscopic approaches for pancreatic benign and malignant tumors.
Postoperative pancreatic fistula is a potentially fatal sequela with substantial morbidity and mortality. POPF incidence and risk factors vary. A retrospective observational study was conducted in the surgical unit of Zagazig university hospital . Three hundred forty-seven patients were admitted with a clinical diagnosis of pancreatic fistula following both open and laparoscopic approaches for pancreatic benign and malignant tumors.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
347
pancreaticoduodenectomy and distal pancreatectomy
incidence of postoperative pancreatic fistula
an amylase level in the fluid collected from the drain on the third postoperative day (POD) that was \> three times the serum amylase level
Time frame: 3.5 years
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