Abstract
During pancreatic resection lymph node dissection may be indispensable and chyle leak may occur as a postoperative complication. While uncertainty on its etiopathogenesis still persists, diagnosis and management have been recently standardized. Indeed, in 2017 the International Study Group of Pancreatic Surgery (ISGPS) released a consensus on definition and classification of this uncommon complication, identifying some therapeutic pathways that may help to speed up the healing process. In this book chapter the most relevant literature on the topic is presented.
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Paiella, S., Lionetto, G., Salvia, R. (2021). Chyle Leak After Pancreatic Surgery. In: Søreide, K., Stättner, S. (eds) Textbook of Pancreatic Cancer. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53786-9_66
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