Does Pancreaticogastrostomy Reduce the Risk of Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula After Pancreatoduodenectomy?

O Joe Hines¹, John A Windsor^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California.
² Hepatopancreaticobiliary/Upper Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of General Surgery, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
³ Surgical and Translational Research Centre, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

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O Joe Hines et al. JAMA Surg. 2020.

. 2020 Apr 1;155(4):321-322.

doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.6036.

O Joe Hines¹, John A Windsor^{2

3}

¹ Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California.
² Hepatopancreaticobiliary/Upper Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of General Surgery, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
³ Surgical and Translational Research Centre, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Pancreaticojejunostomy With Externalized Stent vs Pancreaticogastrostomy With Externalized Stent for Patients With High-Risk Pancreatic Anastomosis: A Single-Center, Phase 3, Randomized Clinical Trial.
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