Completion pancreatectomy or a pancreas-preserving procedure during relaparotomy for pancreatic fistula after pancreatoduodenectomy: a multicentre cohort study and meta-analysis.
Jesse Vincent GroenF Jasmijn SmitsD KooleMarc G H BesselinkO R BuschM den DulkC H J van EijckB Groot KoerkampE van der HarstI H de HinghT M KarstenV E de MeijerBobby K PrangerI Q MolenaarB A BonsingH C van SantvoortJ S D Mieognull nullPublished in: The British journal of surgery (2021)
Based on the current data, a pancreas-preserving procedure seems preferable to completion pancreatectomy in patients in whom a relaparotomy is deemed necessary for pancreatic fistula after pancreatoduodenectomy.