title: Management of the pancreatic stump during the Whipple operation.
abstract: A method of managing the pancreatic stump during the Whipple operation is described. Using this method has resulted in no pancreatic leaks and no postoperative deaths.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Surgical Faculty, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky, USA.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Brewer
mesh_terms: D002768:Choledochostomy; D005763:Gastroenterostomy; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery; D010179:Pancreas / Q000601:surgery*; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery; D013537:Sutures