Routine Drainage After Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Serum Amylase Can Guide Early, Selective Drain Removal

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¹ West of Scotland Pancreatic Unit Glasgow Royal Infirmary Glasgow, UK Academic Unit of Surgery University of Glasgow Glasgow, UK West of Scotland Pancreatic Unit Glasgow Royal Infirmary Glasgow, UK Academic Unit of Surgery University of Glasgow Glasgow, UK Academic Unit of Surgery University of Glasgow Glasgow, UK West of Scotland Pancreatic Unit Glasgow Royal Infirmary Glasgow, UK West of Scotland Pancreatic Unit Glasgow Royal Infirmary Glasgow, UK West of Scotland Pancreatic Unit Glasgow Royal Infirmary Glasgow, UK Academic Unit of Surgery University of Glasgow Glasgow, UK West of Scotland Pancreatic Unit Glasgow Royal Infirmary Glasgow, UK.

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Lavanniya K Palani Velu et al. Ann Surg. 2015 Dec.

. 2015 Dec;262(6):e107.

doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000758.

¹ West of Scotland Pancreatic Unit Glasgow Royal Infirmary Glasgow, UK Academic Unit of Surgery University of Glasgow Glasgow, UK West of Scotland Pancreatic Unit Glasgow Royal Infirmary Glasgow, UK Academic Unit of Surgery University of Glasgow Glasgow, UK Academic Unit of Surgery University of Glasgow Glasgow, UK West of Scotland Pancreatic Unit Glasgow Royal Infirmary Glasgow, UK West of Scotland Pancreatic Unit Glasgow Royal Infirmary Glasgow, UK West of Scotland Pancreatic Unit Glasgow Royal Infirmary Glasgow, UK Academic Unit of Surgery University of Glasgow Glasgow, UK West of Scotland Pancreatic Unit Glasgow Royal Infirmary Glasgow, UK.

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