Quantitative Assessment of Pancreatic Texture Using a Durometer: A New Tool to Predict the Risk of D...
Quantitative Assessment of Pancreatic Texture Using a Durometer: A New Tool to Predict the Risk of Developing a Postoperative Fistula
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Cham: Springer International Publishing
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English
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Cham: Springer International Publishing
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Pancreatic texture is one of the key predictors of postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) after pancreatoduodenectomy (PD). Currently, the “gold standard” for assessment of pancreatic texture is surgeon’s subjective evaluation through manual palpation.
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To evaluate a new “durometer” that is able to assess quantitatively the...
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Quantitative Assessment of Pancreatic Texture Using a Durometer: A New Tool to Predict the Risk of Developing a Postoperative Fistula
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1909224360
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1909224360
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0364-2313
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1432-2323
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10.1007/s00268-017-4073-9
