Table I.

Evaluation of LPGS and EPGS results

Parameter	Group I (LPGS) (n = 18)	Group II (EPGS) (n = 12)	Value of p
Average age of patients [years]	40 ±19	45 ±8.7	0.34 (T-test)
Male/female	14 (77.8%)/4 (22.2%)	4 (33.3%)/8 (66.7%)	0.02 (Fisher)
Acute pancreatitis	16 (88.9%)	8 (66.7%)	0.18 (Fisher)
Chronic pancreatitis	2 (11.1%)	4 (33.3%)
Age of PP [months]	12 (3-60)	8 (2-36)	0.19 (T-test)
PP avg. diameter [mm]	149.9 ±52.1	119 ±37.9	0.07 (T-test)
Most comm. localization	Body-tail (33.3%)	Body-tail (66.6%)	0.13 (Fisher)
Postop. minor comp. (early)	2 (11.1%)	0	0.5 (Fisher)
Postop. major comp. (early)	0	2 (16.7%)	0.15 (Fisher)
Postop. comp. (late)	0	1 (8.3%)	0.4 (Fisher)
Avg. postoperative stay [days]	7 (4-28)	6 (3-15)	0.17 (T-test)
PP infections	6 (33.3%)	0	0.06 (Fisher)
Recidivations	0	1 (8.3%)	0.4 (Fisher)