Is occlusion of the main pancreatic duct by thermal ablation really safe? A surgical innovation assessed according to IDEAL recommendations.

Xavier Moll Dolors Fondevila F García Arnas Juan J Pérez Benedetto Ielpo Patricia Sánchez-Velázquez Luis GrandeSofía JaumeAleksandar RadosevicLuis BarrancoEnrique Berjano Fernando Burdio Anna Andaluz

Published in: International journal of hyperthermia : the official journal of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, North American Hyperthermia Group (2023)

TAMPD leads to long-term exocrine pancreatic atrophy by completely occluding the duct. However, the ductal dilatation that occurred soon after TAMPD could even favor POPF, which suggests that TAMPD should be conducted several weeks before PD, ideally by digestive endoscopy.

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clinical practice
gestational age