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Clinical Trial
. 1998 Mar-Apr;98(2):62-5.

The influence of somatostatin on postoperative outcome after elective pancreatic surgery

R Van Hee  1 , I De Laet, R Salgado, D Ysebaert
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  • PMID: 9615159
Clinical Trial

The influence of somatostatin on postoperative outcome after elective pancreatic surgery

R Van Hee et al. Acta Chir Belg. 1998 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

A series of 34 patients with pancreatic resections was evaluated with respect to the occurrence of local and general complications. Two groups were compared, depending on whether or not treatment with somatostatin was instituted. Postoperative morbidity and mortality were less frequent when somatostatin was given (resp. 50.0 and 5.5%) than when it was omitted (resp. 68.7 and 31.2%). Less complications were observed after resections performed for chronic pancreatitis than for pancreatic cancer in the non somatostatin-treated group. It is concluded that somatostatin treatment may be beneficial in preventing complications after elective pancreatic surgery.

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