Is routine CT scan after pancreaticoduodenectomy a useful tool in the early detection of complications? A single center retrospective analysis.
Michele MazzolaPietro CalcagnoAlessandro GianiMarianna MasperoCamillo Leonardo BertoglioPaolo De MartiniCarmelo MagistroCristiano SgrazzuttiAngelo VanzulliGiovanni FerrariPublished in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery (2022)
Routine postoperative CT scan after PD should not be performed in patients with negligible-low FRS and no clinical alterations. In all other patients, a negative CT scan appears to be highly accurate in identifying patients who will have an uneventful course and who could benefit from early discharge.
Keyphrases
- computed tomography
- dual energy
- image quality
- contrast enhanced
- positron emission tomography
- end stage renal disease
- clinical practice
- magnetic resonance imaging
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- patients undergoing
- prognostic factors
- high resolution
- risk factors
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported