title: Vascular complications of pancreatectomy.
abstract: Despite decreased postoperative mortality, pancreatic resections continue to be associated with high morbidity rates. Vascular complications and, in particular, erosive bleeding from the large retroperitoneal vasculature are particularly difficult to treat and account for a large percentage of the residual postoperative mortality of pancreatic resections. We herein analyze the pathogenesis, diagnosis, preventive measures and possible remedies of either hemorrhagic or occlusive complications of pancreatic resections through a review of the literature and of our institutional experience consisting of 818 pancreatectomies.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgery in Uremic and Diabetic Patient, University of Pisa. Pisa, Italy. u.boggi@med.unipi.it.
authors.forename: Ugo
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Boggi
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Del Chiaro
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Croce
authors.forename: Gabriella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Amorese
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Signori
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vistoli
authors.forename: Giulio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Candio
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Campatelli
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Morelli
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: D'Imporzano
authors.forename: Francesco Antonio
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Sgambelluri
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mosca
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mosca
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery