Background The purpose of this study was to examine the preoperative patient and
radiographic factors that are associated with operative morbidity after …

BACKGROUND: Prognosis after pancreatoduodenectomy for pancreatic cancer is
determined by tumor characteristics, completeness of resection, and patient's comorbidity …

Objective: To assess the influence of body fat distribution, estimated by a preoperative
computed tomographic (CT) scan, on pancreatic fistula (PF) risk after …

BACKGROUND: Pancreatic fistula (PF) after pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) remains a
challenging problem. The only commonly accepted risk factor is the soft consistency of the …

Background To examine the effect of body mass index (BMI) on clinicopathologic factors and
long-term survival in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic …

Introduction Pancreatic fistula (PF) after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is still a serious
complication. We hypothesized that the amount of fatty tissue in the pancreatic parenchyma …

BACKGROUND: Studies of risk factors after pancreatoduodenectomy are few: some concern
restricted populations and others are based on administrative data. METHODS: Multicenter …

BACKGROUND: Obesity has been implicated as a risk factor for perioperative and
postoperative complications. The aim of this study was determine the impact of obesity on …

BACKGROUND: Knowledge of the risk factors for complications following
pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is sparse and there is not a consensus regarding the criteria …

BACKGROUND: Although malnutrition was found to increase the risk of intraabdominal and
systemic complications in surgical patients, data for distal pancreatic resections are scarce …