Value of monitoring postoperative intra-abdominal drainage fluid for the diagnosis of postoperative pancreatic fistula: Results of a prospective study in 134 patients

Surgical Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 102-107

  Shi, Chenye ^a   Jin, Dayong ^a   Xu, Bin ^a   Lou, Wenhui ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Drainage; Pancreatectomy; Pancreatic fistula; Postoperative complication

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449091856     PISSN: 17441625     EISSN: 17441633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1633.2009.00463.x     Document Type: Article

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