[Updates and analyzation of postoperative pancreatic fistula system of consensus statement on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of common complications after pancreatic surgery(2017)].

In 2017, following many thorough discussions, considering Chinese actual situation, more than 20 distinguished pancreatic surgeons brought about an update of the previous 2010 Chinese experts' consensus on the prevention and treatment of common complications after pancreatic surgery. Referred to the latest update of the postoperative pancreatic fistula consensus statement by the International Study Group of Pancreatic Surgery, the postoperative pancreatic fistula system of 2017 version Chinese consensus divided pancreatic fistula into pure fistula and mixed fistula based on whether other digestive fluid is mixed or not. The new version also presents key points of pancreatic fistula prevention and surgical strategy. In the paper, the authors analyzed the necessity, essentials and controversy of the update.