Stapler vs suture closure of pancreatic remnant after distal pancreatectomy: A meta-analysis

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 200, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 529-536

  Zhou, Wei ^a,b   Lv, Ran ^a   Wang, Xianfa ^a,b   Mou, Yiping ^a,b   Cai, Xiujun ^a,b   Herr, Ingrid ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Distal pancreatectomy; Meta analysis; Pancreatic fistula; Stapler; Suture; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; META ANALYSIS; PANCREAS FISTULA; PANCREAS RESECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STAPLER; SUTURING METHOD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WOUND CLOSURE; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; PANCREAS; PROCEDURES; SURGERY; SUTURE;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; PANCREAS; PANCREATECTOMY; SURGICAL STAPLERS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES;

EID: 77957345116     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.12.022     Document Type: Review

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