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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2008; 14(45): 6970-6974
Published online Dec 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6970
Published online Dec 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6970
Table 1 Pancreatic fistula rate based on clinical factors
| Factors | Number of patients (%) | Leakage (%) | P value | |
| Age (yr) | ≥ 60 | 115 (66.9) | 25 (21.7) | 0.016 |
| < 60 | 57 (32.1) | 5 (8.8) | ||
| Gender | Male | 116 (67.4) | 19 (16.4) | 0.606 |
| Female | 56 (32.6) | 11 (19.6) | ||
| Type of anastomosis | Duct-to-mucosa | 133 (77.3) | 22 (16.5) | 0.582 |
| End-to-end | 39 (22.7) | 8 (19.6) | ||
| Pancreatic stent | Yes | 58 (33.7) | 11 (19.0) | 0.712 |
| No | 114 (66.3) | 19 (16.7) | ||
| Texture of remnant pancreas | Hard | 61 (58.5) | 7 (16.3) | 0.392 |
| Soft | 43 (41.5) | 7 (23.0) | ||
| Pancreatic duct size | Dilated | 60 (44.1) | 4 (6.6) | 0.001 |
| Non-dilated | 76 (55.9) | 21 (27.6) | ||
| Pre-op bilirubin | ≥ 1.3 mg/dL | 92 (54.5) | 15 (16.3) | 0.674 |
| < 1.3 mg/dL | 80 (46.5) | 15 (18.8) | ||
| Pre-op albumin | ≥ 3.1 g/dL | 138 (80.2) | 23 (16.7) | 0.607 |
| < 3.1 g/dL | 34 (19.8) | 7 (20.6) | ||
| Pre-op WBC | ≥ 10 000/mm3 | 29 (16.9) | 7 (24.1) | 0.349 |
| < 10 000/mm3 | 143 (83.1) | 23 (16.1) |
- Citation: Choe YM, Lee KY, Oh CA, Lee JB, Choi SK, Hur YS, Kim SJ, Cho YU, Ahn SI, Hong KC, Shin SH, Kim KR. Risk factors affecting pancreatic fistulas after pancreaticoduodenectomy. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(45): 6970-6974
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i45/6970.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.6970