title: Prophylactic octreotide in pancreatoduodenectomy: response to Yang et al.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA. matthew.mcmillan@uphs.upenn.edu.
authors.forename: Matthew T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: McMillan
authors.forename: Charles M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Vollmer
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015282:Octreotide / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010185:Pancreatic Fistula / Q000139:chemically induced*; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D015282:Octreotide