CompletedNot Applicable

Risk Factors for Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula Following Non-traumatic Pancreatic Surgery. Retrospective Observational Study.

347 participantsStarted 2014-07-01

Plain-language summary

Postoperative pancreatic fistula is a potentially fatal sequela with substantial morbidity and mortality. A retrospective observational study was conducted in the surgical unit of Zagazig university hospital . Three hundred forty-seven patients were admitted with a clinical diagnosis of pancreatic fistula following both open and laparoscopic approaches for pancreatic benign and malignant tumors.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * \> 18 years, * both sexes, * respectablee pancreaticoduodenal tumors, or chronic pancreatitis Exclusion Criteria: * \<18 years, * Patients who underwent total pancreatectomies, * Patients discovered intraoperatively to be fixed to portal vein or superior mesenteric artery, traumatic pancreatic surgeries, postoperative associated gastric or biliary leak, pancreaticoduodenal cancers infiltrating the colon, stomach or liver.

What they're measuring

incidence of postoperative pancreatic fistula

Timeframe: 3.5 years

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05711433

SponsorZagazig University

Sponsor typeOTHER_GOV

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2019-07-01

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