Postoperative Acute Pancreatitis Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy

The aim of the study is to characterize postoperative acute pancreatitis (POAP).A standardized definition of POAP after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) has been recently proposed, but specific studies are lacking.The patients were extracted from the prospective database of The Pancreas Institute of Verona. POAP was defined as an elevation of the serum pancreatic amylase levels above the upper limit of normal (52 U/L) on postoperative day (POD) 0 or...