Table 2. Intraoperative details and short-term outcomes.
| RDP (n=29) |
LDP (n=30) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operative time (minutes) | 224±54 | 213±49 | 0.36 |
| Conversion to open procedure n (%) | 1 (3.4) | 2 (6.7) | 1.00 |
| Blood transfusion n (%) | 0 | 1 (3.4) | 1.00 |
| Spleen preservation n (%) | 0 | 2 (6.7) | 0.492 |
| Parenchyma transection with stapler n (%) |
24 (82.8) | 23 (76.7) | 0.56 |
| Overall morbidity n (%) | 21 (72.4) | 24 (80) | 0.49 |
| Clavien-Dindo n (%) | |||
| 1 | 17 (58.6) | 16 (53.3) | 0.091 |
| 2 | 3 (10.3) | 7 (23.3) | |
| 3 | 1 (3.4) | 1 (3.3) | |
| Pancreatic fistula | 21 (72.4) | 24 (80) | 0.493 |
| B | 20 (69) | 23 (76.7) | |
| C | 1 (3.4) | 1 (3.3) | |
| Fistula/Infectious complications | 4 (13.8) | 7 (23.2) | 0.384 |
| Reoperations, n (%) | 1 (3.4) | 1 (3.3) | 1 |
| Readmission, n (%) | 3 (10.3) | 4 (13.3) | 1 |
| Lenght of stay in day | 6.6±1.6 | 7.2±3.4 | 0.94 |
| Diagnosis, n (%) | |||
| PNET | 10 (34,5) | 18 (60) | |
| SCN | 2 (6.9) | 1 (3.3) | |
| MCN | 8 (27.6) | 4 (13.3) | |
| IPMN | 6 (20.7) | 4 (13.3) | |
| Other* | 3 (10.3) | 3 (10) | |
| Tumor size (cm) | 3.58±2.4 | 3.77±2.51 | 0.94 |
| Lymph nodes resected | 9.8±7.8 | 11.3±6.8 | 0.338 |
RDP: robotic distal pancreatectomy; LDP: laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy; PNET: pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor; SCN: Serous Cystic Neoplasia; MCN: Mucinous Cystic Neoplasia; IPMN: Intraductal P apillary Mucinous Neoplasm; *benign cyst, solitary fibrous tumor, desmoid tumor, solid pseudopapillary pancreatic tumor.