Increased incidence of pancreatic fistulas after the introduction of a bioabsorbable staple line reinforcement in distal pancreatic resections

American Surgeon

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 954-957

  Guzman, Eduardo A ^a   Nelson, Rebecca A ^a   Kim, Joseph ^a   Pigazzi, Alessio ^a   Trisal, Vijay ^a   Paz, Benjamin ^a   Di Ellenhorn, Joshua ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS FISTULA; PANCREAS RESECTION; PANCREAS TUMOR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPLER; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DIOXANES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATECTOMY; PANCREATIC FISTULA; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL MESH; SURGICAL STAPLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70450228808     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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