Pancreatic Disorders & Therapy
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Department of General Surgery, Carlo Urbani Hospital, Jesi (AN), Italy

Biography

Silvana Leanza practices in Jesi, Italy. Her top areas of expertise are Felty Syndrome, Multiple Symmetric Lipomatosis, Childhood Volvulus, and Hernia. Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 34 peer reviewed articles in the past 15 years.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Alternative Technique to Prevent Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula (POPF) After Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy: Connection no Leakage (Co. Lea) Technique. An Intent to Treat
  Author(s): Danilo Coco* and Silvana Leanza
  
  Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy (LDP) is commonly technique applied for the resection of pancreatic diseases located in the body and tail of the pancreas. Many surgical techniques for LDP were significantly improved outcomes but the complications rate following LDP were still high especially PostOperative Pancreatic Fistula (POPF). We present a review of various techniques involving in reduce risk of POPF and present a new experimental technique, as called Connection no Leakage (Co.Lea) technique, to reduce it... View More»
  

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