Demirli Atici S, Kamer E. Is it sufficient to evaluate only preoperative systemic inflammatory biomarkers to predict postoperative complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy? World J Gastrointest Surg 2022; 14(3): 268-270 [PMID: 35432764 DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.v14.i3.268]
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Semra Demirli Atici, MD, Surgeon, Department of General Surgery, University of Health Sciences Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Güney Mahallesi, 1140/1 Sokak No. 1 Yenişehir/Konak, İzmir 35180, Turkey. smrdemirli@hotmail.com
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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Letter to the Editor
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Mar 27, 2022; 14(3): 268-270 Published online Mar 27, 2022. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v14.i3.268
Is it sufficient to evaluate only preoperative systemic inflammatory biomarkers to predict postoperative complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy?
Semra Demirli Atici, Erdinc Kamer
Semra Demirli Atici, Erdinc Kamer, Department of General Surgery, University of Health Sciences Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir 35180, Turkey
Author contributions: Demirli Atici S and Kamer E wrote the manuscript; Kamer E reviewed and supervised the manuscript preparation; Both authors read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare having no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship and/or publication of this article.
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Corresponding author: Semra Demirli Atici, MD, Surgeon, Department of General Surgery, University of Health Sciences Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Güney Mahallesi, 1140/1 Sokak No. 1 Yenişehir/Konak, İzmir 35180, Turkey. smrdemirli@hotmail.com
Received: November 21, 2021 Peer-review started: November 21, 2021 First decision: December 27, 2021 Revised: January 7, 2022 Accepted: March 6, 2022 Article in press: March 6, 2022 Published online: March 27, 2022
Core Tip
Core Tip: Predicting the complications that may develop after pancreaticoduodenectomy is very important in the management of patients. Preoperative and intraoperative scoring of patients with the combination of many parameters, such as pancreatic structure, pancreatic duct diameter, preoperative biliary drainage history and laboratory parameters, can guide the estimation of postoperative morbidity and management. Inflammatory biomarkers are easily affected by preoperative treatment. In order to discuss such situations, we think that it would be more appropriate to prospectively randomize patients in whom dynamic changes of inflammatory parameters can be observed with reported risk factors, including not only C-reactive protein value but also other inflammatory parameters, rather than these preoperative values.
