Process of Pancreas Head as a Risk Factor for Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula in Laparoscopic Gastric Cancer Surgery

摘要

Background Postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF)-often caused by pancreatic injury during dissection of the peripancreatic lymph nodes-is a serious complication after gastric cancer surgery. We defined protruding pancreatic tissue on the anterior side of the pancreas head as "process of the pancreas head'' (PPH) and investigated whether PPH is a predictable risk factor for POPF after laparoscopic gastrectomy.