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Inclusion Criteria: * The subject has a surgical indication for pancreatectomy (pancreaticoduodenectomy, distal pancreatectomy, total pancreatectomy) as determined by the treating physician/surgeon * A diagnosis of pancreatic or other periampullary cancer is suspected preoperatively * In the opinion of the surgeon, the subject has no medical contraindications to pancreatectomy * Age ≥18 years of age. * The subject is willing to consent to randomization of EAL-S vs. standard EAL-W vs. no extensive lavage. (SOC) Exclusion Criteria: * The subject does not have a surgical indication for pancreatectomy * In the opinion of the surgeon, the subject has medical contraindications to pancreatectomy * Age \< 18 years of age * The subject is not willing to consent to EAL-S vs. EAL-W vs. no extensive lavage (SOC) * Known benign or indolent disease, including benign pancreatic cystic tumors or pancreatic endocrine tumors) without possible risk of malignancy * Other malignancy within five years, unless the probability of recurrence of the prior malignancy is \< 5% as determined by the principal investigator based on available information. Patient's curatively treated for squamous and basal cell carcinoma of the skin or patients with a history of malignant tumor in the past that have been disease free for at least five years are also eligible for this study. * Evidence of metastatic disease preoperatively.