Table 4.

Complications

	Warshaw's technique	SVP technique	aP-value
Splenic complications:
Post-operative splenectomy	2% (7/356)	0% (0/574)	0.001
Splenic infarction	22% (51/233)	2% (2/103)	<0.001
Perigastric varices	17% (39/232)	0% (0/15)	0.14
Submucosal varices	11% (5/46)	0% (0/15)	0.58
Intra-abdominal collections	6% (7/111)	4% (12)	0.29
Pancreatic fistula	11% (17/148)	16% (41/253)	0.15
Chronic left-sided abdominal pain	38% (5/13)	0% (0/15)	0.048

All data in percentage (number of patients/total number of reported patients).

^aP-values calculated using the chi-square test.