Invited commentary: Evolving landscape of postoperative hyperamylasemia, postoperative acute pancreatitis, and postoperative pancreatic fistula: Time for a unifying definition

Pancreatic resection has developed remarkably through the years. Technical finesse and experience have evolved, but the learning curve of a pancreatoduodenectomy is long, and the learning continues throughout the surgeons’ career. Despite all the progress, perioperative complications and mortality rates persist worldwide at approximately 30% and 3%, respectively. Postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF), post-pancreatectomy hemorrhage (PPH),...