Major pancreatic resections for suspected cancer in a community‐based teaching hospital: Lessons learned

Post-operative leak of the pancreatic anastomosis represents a technical challenge. Although most of the leaks can be treated non-operatively, those that lead to peritonitis or erosive hemorrhage warrant operative intervention. Major pancreatic resections can be performed safely with low rates of morbidity and operative mortality with careful selection of patients at a low-volume community-based teaching hospital.