Thilo Hackert

Preoperative Injection of Botulinum Toxin Into the Sphincter of Oddi Does Not Prevent Pancreatic Fistula After Distal Pancreatectomy: The Randomized Controlled PREBOTPilot Trial

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether preoperative injection of botulinum toxin (BTX) into the sphincter of Oddi (SO) is a safe and feasible strategy to prevent postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) after distal pancreatectomy (DP). SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: POPF remains a common an...