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JOURNAL OF HEPATO-BILIARY-PANCREATIC SCIENCES
Volume 27, Issue 12, Pages 1011-1018Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jhbp.838
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Background Among grade B/C postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF), the clinical burden of patients treated with persistent drainage alone was reported to be less. As the clinical difference might depend on drain management, we evaluated their clinical burden under conservative drain management. Methods We included 292 patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy or distal pancreatectomy between 2013 and 2015. Patients with grade B POPF were categorized into those receiving persistent drainage alone (B-drain) and those receiving other treatments (B-other). The clinical burden of these groups and patients with biochemical leakage (BL) was compared. Results BL, grade B POPF, and grade C POPF occurred in 42 (14%), 93 (32%), and 4 (1.4%) patients, respectively. The B-drain group comprised 61% of grade B POPF. The overall major morbidity (Clavien-Dindo grade >= 3) in the B-drain group was significantly lower than in the B-other group (18% vs 50%, P = .001) but was comparable to that of the BL group (19%, P = .848). The POPF-related major morbidity in the B-drain and B-other group were 0% and 25%, respectively (P < .001). Conclusions Under conservative drain management, patients with grade B POPF frequently experienced persistent drainage alone and the clinical burden of B-drain group and BL group was comparable.
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