Type of connection procedure after pancreatic surgery influenced rate of pancreatic fistula
Thursday, April 30, 2009 - 11:43
in Health & Medicine
(PHILADELPHIA) After surgery to remove the head of the pancreas, invagination of the pancreas into the small intestine resulted in a lower rate of pancreatic fistula, according to researchers at the Jefferson Pancreas, Biliary and Related Cancer Center. The research was published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.