A drainage strategy for postoperative pancreatic fistula after left-sided pancreatectomy based on the wall status of collected fluid

Postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) after pancreatectomy is one of the severe postoperative adverse events. We aimed to clarify the outcomes of a strategy for POPF after left-sided pancreatectomy with one-step endoscopic ultrasonography-guided drainage (EUSD) and percutaneous drainage (PCD) based on the wall status of collected fluid. From January 2012 to September 2017, 90 of 336 patients developed grade B/C POPF and were retrospectively...