Pancreatic fistula surgery

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Surgery

If no improvement is seen, the patient may be receive endoscopic or surgical treatment. If surgical treatment is followed, an ERCP is needed to identify the site of the leak.