Risk factors for pancreatogenic diabetes after pancreaticoduodenectomy

Abstract Backgrounds/Aims: Postoperative diabetes mellitus (DM) after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) may compromise the long-term quality of life in survivors after the operative procedure due to the treatment difficulty and its related complications. The aim of this study is to determine the incidence of new-onset pancreatogenic DM after PD and investigate the risk factors for this complication. Methods: Among 170 patients who had undergone PD between November 2003 and September 2009, 98 patients were selected for this study. The selected patients were