Abstract
Postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) with leakage of pancreatic juice is a rare, severe complication following pancreatic resection or, less commonly, splenectomy. Definitive treatment can require multidisciplinary approaches. We report a case of stenosis of the main pancreatic duct with distal tail GRADE C POPF, occurred after splenectomy for Hodgkin lymphoma, successfully treated with combined radiological-endoscopic approach.
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Lucatelli, P., Sacconi, B., Cereatti, F. et al. Combined Endoscopic-Radiological Rendezvous for Distal Tail Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula (POPF). Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 39, 1327–1331 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-016-1332-3
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