Massimiliano Mutignani, Giulia Bonato, Lorenzo Dioscoridi, Michele Mazzola, Marcello Cintolo, Francesco Pugliese, Roberto Rosa, Angelo Italia, Giovanni Ferrari, Edoardo Forti
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Clinically relevant pancreatic leaks of jejunal-pancreatic anastomosis after pancreato-duodenectomy (PD) occur in 9-15% of cases. Endoscopic strategies for management of pancreatic fistula, may allow to avoid reoperation and shorten times for fistula closure, but are still understudied and not widely performed. Aim of the present paper is to describe different endoscopic techniques used to treat such conditions. METHODS: It was a retrospective, single centre, study...
January 5, 2021: Surgical Endoscopy