Background Appropriate closure of the pancreatic remnant after distal pancreatectomy is still
debated. A variety of procedures have been recommended to reduce the frequency of …

Objective: To establish the current status of surgical therapy for chronic pancreatitis, recent
published reports are examined in the context of the historical advances in the field …

Background Postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) is regarded as the most serious
complication of pancreatic surgery. The preoperative risk stratification of patients by simple …

Background: Postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) is responsible for severe complications
and death in patients who underwent pancreatic surgery. The reported success rate of …

Background Resections of the pancreatic body and tail reaching to the left of the superior
mesenteric vein are defined as distal pancreatectomy. Most distal pancreatectomies are …

Endoscopic techniques for the diagnosis and therapy for gastrointestinal disease are rapidly
developing. Fistulae are abnormal communications originating in a visceral structure …

BACKGROUND: The treatment of pancreatic fistula can be difficult. A novel endoscopic
approach to sealing pancreatic fistulas by using N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate is described …

Background Surgery is of increasing importance in the treatment and outcome of diseases of
the pancreas worldwide. The incidence of pancreatic cancer (7—11/100,000 per year) has …

BACKGROUND: Pancreatic fistula (PF) is the most common postoperative complication after
distal pancreatectomy (DP). Endoscopic pancreatic sphincterotomy and drainage have been …

Clinically relevant fistula after distal pancreatic resection occurs in 5–30% of patients,
prolonging recovery and considerably increasing in-hospital stay and costs. We tested …