The Rate of Avoidable Pancreatic Resections at a High-Volume Center: An Internal Quality Control and Critical Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The incidence of benign diseases among pancreatic resections for suspected malignancy still represents a relevant issue in the surgical practice. This study aims to identify the preoperative pitfalls that led to unnecessary surgeries at a single Austrian center over a twenty-year period.

Methods

Patients undergoing surgery for suspected pancreatic/periampullary malignancy between 2000 and 2019 at the Linz Elisabethinen Hospital were included. The rate of "mismatches" between clinical suspicion and histology was considered as primary outcome. All cases that, despite that, fulfilled the indication criteria for surgery were defined as minor mismatches (MIN-M). Conversely, the true avoidable surgeries were identified as major mismatches (MAJ-M).

Results

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SUBMITTER: Surci N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9967180 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature