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.