Prospective validation of a preoperative risk score model based on pancreatic texture to predict postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy

The preoperative risk score model with a cut-off of 5 was a useful predictor of clinically relevant pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy. The drain amylase value represents a complementary factor to the risk score in predicting a pancreatic fistula.