TY - JOUR T1 - Linear Stapling Device with Pre-attached Bioabsorbable Polyglycolic Acid Felt Reduces Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula After Distal Pancreatectomy JF - Anticancer Research JO - Anticancer Res SP - 1865 LP - 1868 VL - 37 IS - 4 AU - YO-ICHI YAMASHITA AU - EIJI TSUJITA AU - AKIRA CHIKAMOTO AU - KATSUNORI IMAI AU - TAKAYOSHI KAIDA AU - TAKANOBU YAMAO AU - NAOKI UMEZAKI AU - SHIGEKI NAKAGAWA AU - DAISUKE HASHIMOTO AU - HIDEO BABA Y1 - 2017/04/01 UR - http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/37/4/1865.abstract N2 - The incidence of postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) remains high at approximately 30% of cases with distal pancreatectomy (DP) and is associated with higher incidence of life-threatening complications. However, the most appropriate closure technique for the pancreatic stump during DP remains controversial. We, herein, present details of the use of a linear stapling device with pre-attached bioabsorbable polyglycolic acid (PGA) felt for pancreatic stump closure during DP. Grade B or C POPF occurred in only one case (5%) among 22 consecutive patients. ER -