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. 2021 Nov 9;16(11):e0259701. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259701

Table 2. Management of grade B postoperative pancreatic fistula after distal pancreatectomy.

Management Events, n
Antibiotics only 31 (36.5%)
Intervention 54 (63.5%)
 persistent drainage only > 3 weeks 7 (8.2%)
 Additional drainage for PFCs 43 (50.5%)
  CT-guided 34
  US-guided 5
  EUS-guided 4
 EPD 9 (10.6%)
 TAE 6 (7.1%)
 Endoscopic hemostasis 2 (2.4%)

Data are expressed as number (percentage).

PFCs: peripancreatic fluid collections, CT: computed tomography, US: ultrasonography, EUS: endoscopic ultrasonography, EPD: endoscopic pancreatic drainage, TAE: transcatheter arterial embolization.