Complications of pancreatectomy-General remarks

Abstract

Complications derived from a pancreatectomy are still intractable and remain an unsolved problem despite recent advances in surgical skills and devices. The most intractable complication is pancreatic fistula. The definition of postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) described by the International Study Group on Pancreatic Fistula Definition (ISGPF) in 2005 was epoch-making. In spite of good information provided by recent multi-centered studies and cohort studies based on the National Clinical Database (NCD), surgeons are still struggling to overcome and eliminate POPF.