Intraperitoneal Drainage and Pancreatic Resection

The most important complication in pancreatic surgery is a postoperative pancreatic fistula. Numerous modifications in pancreatic surgery have been tried in an effort to prevent pancreatic fistula [1–11]. In pancreaticoduodenectomy, different anastomotic techniques (duct-to-mucosa, invaginated) and the use of pancreatic duct stents (internal and external) have been studied. In distal pancreatectomy, various transection methods (oversewing,...