Increased postoperative pancreatic fistula rate after distal pancreatectomy compared with pancreatoduodenectomy is attributable to a difference in acinar scores.
Christopher B NahmSaeed AlzaabiSumit SahniAnthony J GillJaswinder S SamraAnubhav MittalPublished in: Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences (2021)
The POPF rate is significantly higher after DP compared with PD and is attributable to a higher acinar score of the pancreatic resection margin.
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