[Complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy].
The most frequent complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy are analysed in this review. These include, delayed gastric emptying, pancreatic fistula, post-operative bleeding, and the complications after vascular reconstruction in the cases of locally extended pancreatic cancer. For this, randomised prospective studies, systematic meta-analyses and clinical guidelines on the definition, clinical severity grade and treatment of these complications have been evaluated.
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, España. lfcruz@clinic.ub.es
Laureano
L
Fernández-Cruz
Luis
L
Sabater
Joan
J
Fabregat
Ugo
U
Boggi
D000465:Algorithms; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility; D006801:Humans; D010185:Pancreatic Fistula / Q000209:etiology; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods