Table II. Patients characteristics and perioperative parameters.

	PPPD	PD + pyloric dilatation
Male/Female	17/23	14/26	ns
Age*	62.9 (41–83)	64.3 (24–79)	ns
Tumor size (cm)†	2.3 (0.5–3.5)	1.7 (0.6–3.1)	ns
R0 resection n (%)	35/40 (87.5%)	33/40 (82.5%)	ns
Lymph nodes*	17 (12–24)	18 (13–26)	ns
Vascular resection	6/46	8/46	ns
Length of stay (days)†	12.2 (8–25)	7.8 (7–21)	P<0.05
DGE	9/40 (22%)	2/40(5%)	P<0.05

*Median.

†Mean.

ns, not significant.