Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2019.
World J Clin Cases. Jan 6, 2019; 7(1): 28-38
Published online Jan 6, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i1.28
Table 1 Overall complications following pancreaticoduodenectomy
Complications, n (%)Total (n = 238)
No81 (34.03)
yes157 (65.97)
Postoperative pancreatic fistula118 (49.58)
Grade BL62 (26.05)
Grade B38 (15.97)
Grade C18 (7.56)
Surgical site infection32 (13.45)
Intra-abdominal abscess31 (13.02)
Delayed gastric emptying23 (9.66)
Bile leak15 (6.30)
Chyle leak10 (4.20)
Intraperitoneal hemorrhage9 (3.78)
Acute kidney injury8 (3.36)
Cholangitis7 (2.94)
Lung atelectasis5 (2.10)
Septicemia5 (2.10)
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage4 (1.68)
Pleural effusion4 (1.68)
Pneumonia4 (1.68)
Intestinal obstruction3 (1.26)
Pulmonary embolism3 (1.26)
Acute pancreatitis2 (0.84)
Delirium2 (0.84)
Respiratory failure2 (0.84)
Cerebrovascular accident1 (0.42)
Hepatic failure1 (0.42)
Urinary tract infection1 (0.42)
Death9 (3.78)