Early postoperative pancreatitis following pancreaticoduodenectomy: what is clinically relevant postoperative pancreatitis?

Postoperative pancreatitis (POP) has recently been shown to be the cause of pancreatic fistula (POPF) following pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). The aim of the present study was to document the perioperative outcome associated with POP and determine potential risk factors for POP.Patients undergoing PD between 2009 and 2015 were identified from the prospective data base at a single center. The previous suggested definition of POP by Connor was...