Clinical Trial: Preventing Postoperative Complications in Patients Undergoing High-risk Pancreatoduodenectomy With a Bundle Approach Including Hydrocortisone, Octreotide, and the Teres Ligament Patch (PANENCA): an International Randomized Controlled Multicenter Trial

U.S., Dec. 5 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07262957) titled 'Preventing Postoperative Complications in Patients Undergoing High-risk Pancreatoduodenectomy With a Bundle Approach Including Hydrocortisone, Octreotide, and the Teres Ligament Patch (PANENCA): an International Randomized Controlled Multicenter Trial' on Nov. 25.

Brief Summary: The PANENCA trial aims to reduce postoperative complications for patients who need a pancreatoduodenectomy (also known as a Whipple procedure), which is a complex operation to remove a tumor from or near the head of the pancreas. One of the most serious and common complications after this surgery is a leak from the pancreas, called a postoperative pancreatic ...