Ligation of the Pancreatic Stump With Quantified Force During Distal Pancreatectomy for Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula: Protocol for a Single-Center Nonrandomized Controlled Clinical Study

Lufeng Chang   ^{1, 2 *} , MBBS ;   Jiongxin Xiong   ^{1, 2 *} , MD ;   Ming Yang   ^{1, 2 *} , MD ;   Yuxin Yang   ^{1, 2} , MBBS ;   Tao Peng   ^{1, 2} , MD ;   Tao Yin   ^{1, 2} , MD ;   Heshui Wu   ^{1, 2} , MD ;   Shanmiao Gou   ^{1, 2} , MD

¹ Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China

² Sino-German Laboratory of Personalized Medicine for Pancreatic Cancer, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China

*these authors contributed equally