title: Common difficulties and complications in pancreatic surgery.
abstract: Pancreatic surgery requires dedicated surgeons to optimize results. Difficult operative situations faced during the course of pancreatic procedures and ways of dealing with them are suggested. The horizons of surgery on the pancreas will expand as the morbidity and mortality rates fall.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Schirmer
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Braasch
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010179:Pancreas / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods