Optimal cutoff values of drain amylase for predicting pancreatic fistula are different between open and laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy.

Jun IshidaHirochika ToyamaSadaki AsariTadahiro GotoYoshihide NannoToshihiko YoshidaShinichi SoTakeshi UradeKenji FukushimaHidetoshi GonDaisuke TsugawaShohei KomatsuHiroaki YanagimotoMasahiro KidoTakumi Fukumoto

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2024)

DFA on POD three is an independent predictor for CR-POPF after both ODP and LDP. However, the optimal cutoff value for it is significantly higher after LDP than after ODP. Optimal threshold of DFA for drain removal may be different between ODP and LDP.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
robot assisted