Incidence, Risk Factors, and Treatment of Pancreatic Leakage After Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Drainage versus Resection of the Pancreatic Remnant

Abstract

Leakage of the pancreatic anastomosis is a severe complication after pancreaticoduodenectomy and carries a high mortality rate (28%). Completion pancreatectomy could be performed without additional mortality. In patients with severe and persistent leakage of the anastomosis, early completion pancreatectomy is the treatment of choice.