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. 2011 Jan 21;17(3):366–371. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i3.366

Table 1.

Complications encountered in the 61 patients and their management

Complication n (%) Management
Pancreatic fistula 31 (50.8) Tube drainage-20
Stenting-11
Fistulojejunostomy-1
Distal pancreatectomy-1
Enteric fistula 11 (18.0)
Small bowel 2 (3.2) Tube drainage-2
Large bowel 9 (14.7) Defunctioning ileostomy-9
Spontaneous healing-5
Segmental colectomy-4
Bleeding 4 (6.5)
Pseudo-aneurysm 3 (5) Angioembolization-3
DIC 1 (1.6) Platelets, factor VII
Secondary fungal infection 9 (14.7) Antifungals
Wound infection 18 (29.5) Wound drainage and dressings
Intestinal obstruction 3 (5) Conservative-2
Laparotomy-1
Pseudocyst 2 (3.2) Cystojejunostomy-1
Open drainage-1
Pelvic abscess 1 (1.6) Pig tail drainage-1

DIC: Disseminated intravascular coagulation.