The Influence of Staple Size on Fistula Formation Following Distal Pancreatectomy

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 267-274

  Sepesi, Boris ^a   Moalem, Jacob ^a   Galka, Eva ^a   Salzman, Peter ^b   Schoeniger, Luke O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal pancreatectomy; Operative technique; Pancreatic fistula; Seamguard ; Staple size; Surgical complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSTRUMENTATION; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PANCREAS DISEASE; PANCREAS FISTULA; PANCREAS RESECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PANCREATECTOMY; PANCREATIC DISEASES; PANCREATIC FISTULA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84856154284     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-011-1715-3     Document Type: Article

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