Acute pancreatitis following major pancreatic resection

Postoperative (or postpancreatectomy) acute pancreatitis (PPAP) in the pancreatic remnant has recently been recognized as a distinct complication entity that may occur after both partial pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) and distal pancreatectomy (DP). However, it remains unclear what constitutes PPAP. Moreover, the pathophysiologic events leading to PPAP are not fully understood and no internationally accepted definition of PPAP exists. Recent studies...