Clinical Trial: Risk Factors for Clinically Relevant Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Condition: Pancreatic Fistula
Study Type: Observational [Patient Registry]
Official Title: Operative Risk Factors for Clinically Relevant Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula After Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study
Brief Summary:
Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) procedure is one of the standard treatments for benign and malignant diseases of the periampullary region and head of the pancreas. However, PD is still technically challenging and has significant rates of morbidity (up to 50%) and mortality (up to 5%). Currently, postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) represents the most critical and life-threatening complication after PD with reported incidences of total POPF from 2-60% and for clinically relevant (CR)-POPF from 5-40%. CR-POPF…
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