A web-based overview, systematic review and meta-analysis of pancreatic anastomosis techniques following pancreatoduodenectomy

Many pancreatic anastomoses have been proposed to reduce the incidence of postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) after pancreatoduodenectomy, but a complete overview is lacking. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to provide an online overview of all pancreatic anastomosis techniques and to evaluate the incidence of clinically relevant POPF in randomized controlled trials (RCTs).A literature search was performed to December 2017....