Somatostatin and octreotide in the prevention of postoperative pancreatic complications and the treatment of enterocutaneous pancreatic fistulas: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

The aim of this study was to evaluate, through systematic review, the effectiveness of somatostatin and octreotide in the prevention of postoperative pancreatic complications and the treatment of established enterocutaneous pancreatic fistulas.Electronic databases, including Medline and EMBASE, were searched systematically by using keywords including 'somatostatin', 'octreotide', 'fistula' and 'randomiz(s)ed controlled trial'. In addition,...