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- Title
DISPACT trial: a randomized controlled trial to compare two different surgical techniques of DIStal PAnCreaTectomy - study rationale and design.
- Authors
Diener, M K; Knaebel, H P; Witte, S T; Rossion, I; Kieser, M; Buchler, M W; Seiler, C M; DISPACT Trial Group
- Abstract
Surgery is of increasing importance in the treatment and outcome of diseases of the pancreas worldwide. The incidence of pancreatic cancer (7-11/ 100,000 per year) has risen over the last years and surgical resection remains the only option for definite cure. Twenty-five percent of all resections are left of the superior mesenteric vein (distal pancreatectomy) and the appropriate closure technique for the pancreatic remnant remains unclear. Pancreatic fistulas are the most common (0-40%) and relevant postoperative complication. The optimal surgical strategy for pancreatic resection needs to be identified from the large number of surgical procedures available today.
- Publication
Clinical trials (London, England), 2008, Vol 5, Issue 5, p534
- ISSN
1740-7745
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1177/1740774508096140