A Dual-Institution Randomized Controlled Trial of Remnant Closure after Distal Pancreatectomy: Does the Addition of a Falciform Patch and Fibrin Glue Improve Outcomes?

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 102-109

  Carter, Timothy I ^a   Fong, Zhi Ven ^a   Hyslop, Terry ^a   Lavu, Harish ^a   Tan, Wei Phin ^a   Hardacre, Jeffrey ^b   Sauter, Patricia K ^a   Kennedy, Eugene P ^a   Yeo, Charles J ^a   Rosato, Ernest L ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal pancreatectomy; Falciform patch; Fibrin glue; Pancreatic fistula

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871944122     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-012-1963-x     Document Type: Article

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