Study Protocol of the PreFiPS Study: Prevention of Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula by Somatostatin Compared With Octreotide, a Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
Background: Pancreatic fistula (PF), i. e., a failure of the pancreatic anastomosis or closure of the remnant pancreas after distal pancreatectomy, is one of the most feared complications after pancreatic surgery. PF is also one of the most common complications after pancreatic surgery, occurring in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-01-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2020.00488/full |