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During follow-up, 79 patients (46.4%) died. A single PA isolation did not increase mortality, but PA persistence did (HR 3.06 [1.8-5.2], p = 0.001). We conclude that PA occurs frequently in clinically stable COPD patients, risk factors for a first PA isolation and PA persistence are different, and the latter (but not the former) is associated with increased all-cause mortality. Multiple attempts have been made to manage the pancreatic stump and the pancreatic duct in order to reduce the rate of postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF