Pancreas-visceral fat CT value ratio and serrated pancreatic contour are strong predictors of postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreaticojejunostomy

Abstract Background Our aim is to elucidate the true preoperative risk factors for postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), making it possible to select POPF high-risk patients preoperatively regardless of intraoperative pancreatic consistency judged by the surgeon...

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Main Authors: Tomoki Kusafuka, Hiroyuki Kato, Yusuke Iizawa, Daisuke Noguchi, Kazuyuki Gyoten, Aoi Hayasaki, Takehiro Fujii, Yasuhiro Murata, Akihiro Tanemura, Naohisa Kuriyama, Yoshinori Azumi, Masashi Kishiwada, Shugo Mizuno, Masanobu Usui, Hiroyuki Sakurai, Shuji Isaji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Subjects:
BMI
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-020-00785-w