Stapler vs scalpel resection followed by hand‐sewn closure of the pancreatic remnant
All‐cause mortality · people undergoing distal pancreatectomy
Stapler showed no clear difference in mortality compared with scalpel resection followed by hand‐sewn closure of the pancreatic… (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Stapler versus scalpel resection followed by hand‐sewn closure of the pancreatic remnant for distal pancreatectomy 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.49 [0.05, 5.4]2 studies · 381 participantsModerate