Toward defining grade C pancreatic fistula following pancreaticoduodenectomy: incidence risk factors management and outcome

摘要

BackgroundIn 2005 the International Study Group for Pancreatic Fistula (ISGPF) created a definition and grading system for pancreatic fistulae (PF) in which grade C denotes the most severe and potentially life-threatening type. Factors and outcomes associated with grade C fistulae have been ill defined.