The Impact of Complications after Pancreaticoduodenectomy in Elderly Patients: A Review of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database

Pancreaticoduodenectomy has emerged as the primary therapy for resectable periampullary tumors and diseases. The difference in the outcome after PD is multifactorial. Ongoing debates on the possible det- rimental influence of these factors on postoperative outcome still persist.