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Pancreatic Transection: Suture, Staple, or Something Else?

A Journal Club on the Cochrane Review, Complication Rates, and Post-Splenectomy Vaccines

A journal club discussion anchored on the Probst et al. Cochrane Review comparing stapler vs. hand-sewn closure for distal pancreatectomy, with a look at fistula rates by technique, the evidence on oversewing, and post-splenectomy vaccination protocols.

Venue

HPB Surgery Conference

Date

2026

Format

Journal Club

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7

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Pancreatic Transection: Suture, Staple, or Something Else?

Isaac H. Lies, MD – General Surgery Resident Department of Surgery, UT Chattanooga College of Medicine