Annals of surgery
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Ann. Surg.
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Multicenter Study
Scoring System to Predict Pancreatic Fistula After Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A UK Multicenter Study.
To validate a preoperative predictive score of postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF). Other risk factors for POPF were sought in an attempt to improve the score. ⋯ The predictive score performed well and could not be improved. This provides opportunities for individualizing patient consent and selection, and treatment and research applications.