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Clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) rates for ISGPS A-D grades of pancreaticojejunal anastomoses (modified by [28]).

Clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) rates for ISGPS A-D grades of pancreaticojejunal anastomoses (modified by [28]).

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Pancreaticoduodenectomy is still the only treatment option that offers a chance to cure patients with pancreatic cancer and malignant periampullary tumors. Pancreaticojejunal anastomosis is the preferred method of reconstruction after pan-creaticoduodenectomy. However, because of the high incidence of anastomotic leak and subsequent severe conseque...

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... of the anastomotic technique and use of transanastomotic stents, the risk of high-grade POPF is not negligible, especially for International Study Group of Pancreatic Surgery (ISGPS) grade C-D anastomoses (Figure 5). ...