Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Unresectable patients (n = 15) | Resectable patients (n = 18) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 60 (41–68) | 61 (33–71) |
| Female | 3 | 4 |
| Male | 12 | 14 |
| Initial operation | ||
| Explorative laparotomy | 4 | 8 |
| Gastroenterostomy | 5 | 0 |
| Double bypass | 3 | 5 |
| Lymph node biopsy | 1 | 0 |
| Resection of abdominal wall tumor | 1 | 0 |
| Laparoscopy | 0 | 2 |
| Hepaticojejunostomy | 1 | 3 |
| Interval between surgeries (median) | 88 days | 101 days |
| Preoperative tumor markers | ||
| CA19-9 (median) | 608 U/l | 117 U/l |
| CEA (median) | 39143 U/l | 136 U/l |
| Diabetes mellitus | 3 | 6 |
| Neoadjuvant therapy | 12 | 13 |