Distal pancreatectomy: risk factors for surgical failure in 302 consecutive cases.

Jörg Kleeff,Markus K. Diener,Kaspar Zgraggen,Ulf Hinz,Markus Wagner,Jeannine Bachmann,Jörg Zehetner,M Müller,Helmut Friess,Markus W. Büchler

Distal pancreatectomy: risk factors for surgical failure in 302 consecutive cases.

2008

Jörg Kleeff
Markus K. Diener
Kaspar Zgraggen
Ulf Hinz
Markus Wagner
Jeannine Bachmann
Jörg Zehetner
M Müller
Helmut Friess
Markus W. Büchler

Objective: The objective of this study was to identify potential risk factors for mortality and morbidity after distal pancreatectomy, with special focus on the formation of pancreatic fistula.

Keywords:

Prospective cohort study
Pancreatitis, chronic
Risk factor
Pancreatectomy
Epidemiology
Surgery
General surgery
Medicine
Pancreatic fistula
distal pancreatectomy
surgical failure

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