Somatostatin in the treatment of persisting pancreatic fistula--a report of two cases.
In two patients with persisting pancreatic fistula not responding to conventional treatment, definitive closure of the fistula was achieved when somatostatin was added to the treatment.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010185:Pancreatic Fistula / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D013004:Somatostatin