Application of reinforced U-shaped suture technique in laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy: an analysis of 165 consecutive cases.

BMC Surg · 2026 · PMC13214356 · PMID 41943120

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30.09%, p = 0.082), though this difference did not reach statistical significance and was completely balanced after PSM (18.75% vs. 24.68%, p = 0.440).

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