Preoperative mechanical bowel preparation does not offer a benefit for patients who undergo pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Lavu H, Kennedy EP, Mazo R, Stewart RJ, Greenleaf C, Grenda DR, Sauter PK, Leiby BE, Croker SP, Yeo CJ. Preoperative mechanical bowel preparation does not offer a benefit for patients who undergo pancreaticoduodenectomy. Surgery. 2010 Aug; 148(2):278-84.

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