A novel preoperative predictor of pancreatic fistula using computed tomography after distal pancreatectomy with staple closure

A thick pancreas has proven to be a conspicuous predictor of pancreatic fistula (PF) following distal pancreatectomy (DP) using staples. Other predictors for this serious surgical complication currently remain obscure. This study sought to identify novel predictors of PF following DP. One hundred and twenty-two patients were retrospectively assessed to determine the correlation between PF occurrence and the clinicopathological findings and...