Stapler vs scalpel resection followed by hand‐sewn closure of the pancreatic remnant
Postoperative pancreatic fistula (ISGPF definition) · people undergoing distal pancreatectomy
Stapler showed no clear difference in postoperative Pancreatic Fistula 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 0.9 [0.55, 1.45]2 studies · 381 participantsModerate