Table 3.
Type of abdominal collections by surgical procedure
| Pancreaticoduodenectomy (n = 406) | Distal pancreatectomy (n = 188) | Total pancreatectomy (n = 85) | Segmental resection or enucleation (n = 30) | Total (n = 709) | P valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abscess | 24 (6) | 9 (5) | 7 (8) | 3 (10) | 43 (6) | 0.552 |
| Pancreatic fistula (POPF) | 15 (4) | 3 (2) | 0 (0) | 2 (7) | 20 (3) | 0.031 |
| Symptomatic AFCs | 16 (4) | 11 (6) | 3 (4) | 2 (7) | 32 (5) | 0.820 |
| Asymptomatic AFCs | 50 (12) | 34 (18) | 10 (12) | 3 (10) | 97 (14) | 0.366 |
Values in parentheses are percentages
POPF postoperative pancreatic fistula, AFCs abdominal fluid collections
aChi-square test