Does prophylactic octreotide decrease the rates of pancreatic fistula and other complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy?

Ann Surg. 2001 Aug;234(2):262-3. doi: 10.1097/00000658-200108000-00017.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Double-Blind Method
  • Humans
  • Injections, Subcutaneous
  • Octreotide / administration & dosage*
  • Pancreatic Fistula / mortality
  • Pancreatic Fistula / prevention & control*
  • Pancreaticoduodenectomy*
  • Postoperative Complications / mortality
  • Postoperative Complications / prevention & control*
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Survival Analysis

Substances

  • Octreotide