Biliary leakage following pancreaticoduodenectomy: Prevalence, risk factors and management

Few studies investigated biliary leakage after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) especially when compared to postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF). This study was to determine the incidence of biliary leakage after PD, predisposing factors of biliary leakage, and its management. We retrospectively studied all patients who underwent PD from January 2008 to December 2017 at Gastrointestinal Surgery Center, Mansoura University, Egypt. According to...