Manual of distal pancreatectomy

Abstract

Perioperative management of distal pancreatectomy will be described based on actual practice at the Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University. Distal pancreatectomy allows patients to be discharged from the hospital in a relatively short period of time after surgery if there are no complications such as pancreatic fistula. It is important in the postoperative management of distal pancreatectomy to shorten the length of hospital stay while using a clinical path, as well as to prevent complications from becoming more severe by appropriately managing drains.