Pancreatic head resection: the risk for local and systemic complications in 1315 patients—a monoinstitutional experience

Pancreatic head resection is a major surgical procedure and even today is linked to considerable risk for severe complications. In high-volume centers, morbidity and mortality after pancreatic head resection decreased to below 5%. In the authors’ monoinstitutional experiences including 1315 patients with malignant lesion and benign tumor, the frequency and severity of local as well as systemic complications after pancreatic head resection are...