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A prospectively validated clinical risk score accurately predicts pancreatic fistula after pancreatoduodenectomy.

M. Callery, Wande B. Pratt, T. Kent, E. Chaikof, C. Vollmer

2013JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.09.002

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A simple 10-point Fistula Risk Score derived during pancreaticoduodenectomy accurately predicts subsequent CR-POPF, and can help surgeons anticipate, identify, and manage this ominous complication from the outset.

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CALLERY, M., et al. A prospectively validated clinical risk score accurately predicts pancreatic fistula after pancreatoduodenectomy. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, 2013, 216 1: 1–14.