Predictive value of drain amylase content for peripancreatic inflammatory fluid collections after laparoscopic (assisted) distal gastrectomy.
Mitsuro KandaMichitaka FujiwaraChie TanakaDaisuke KobayashiNaoki IwataAkira MizunoSuguru YamadaTsutomu FujiiGoro NakayamaHiroyuki SugimotoMasahiko KoikeYasuhiro KoderaPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2016)
D-AMY on POD 1 serves as a predictive factor for clinically relevant PIFC after LDG. Time-dependent changes in D-AMY can also be used for determining management of drains in patients at high risk of PIFC.