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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Surg. 2012 Jun;255(6):1037–1042. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31825659ef

Table 6.

Pathologic Indication for Left Pancreatectomy

No Mesh Reinforcement Mesh Reinforcement

Tumor Type No POF POF No POF POF p-value
Adenocarcinoma 3 7 7 1 0.05
Neuroendocrine tumor 4 10 8 4 0.11
Metastatic tumor to pancreas 2 1 2 1 1.0
Benign pancreatic tumor 7 6 11 13 1.0
Chronic pancreatitis 2 2 2 1 1.0
Normal pancreas 2 0 3 1 1.0