Mesh reinforcement of pancreatic transection decreases incidence of pancreatic occlusion failure for left pancreatectomy: A single-blinded, randomized controlled trial

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 255, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1037-1042

  Hamilton, Nicholas A ^a   Porembka, Matthew R ^a   Johnston, Fabian M ^a   Gao, Feng ^a   Strasberg, Steven M ^a   Linehan, David C ^a   Hawkins, William G ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS FISTULA; PANCREAS RESECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STAPLER; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATECTOMY; PANCREATIC DISEASES; PANCREATIC FISTULA; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SURGICAL MESH; SURGICAL STAPLING;

EID: 84861382171     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31825659ef     Document Type: Article

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