The British journal of surgery
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Randomized multicentre trial comparing external and internal pancreatic stenting during pancreaticoduodenectomy.
There is no consensus on the best method of preventing postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). This multicentre, parallel group, randomized equivalence trial investigated the effect of two ways of pancreatic stenting after PD on the rate of POPF. ⋯ External stenting after PD was associated with a higher rate of clinically relevant POPF than internal stenting. Registration number: NCT01023594 (https://www.clinicaltrials.gov).