Table 1.
Author | Journal | Year | Number of total patients | Number of cancer patients | Total procedures of splanchnicectomy | Approach | Side | Position |
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Sastre et al. [18] | Surgery | 1992 | Pancreatic cancer (n = 51) | 51 | 51 | Bilateral (n = 51) | Bilateral (n = 51) | Supine position |
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Shimada et al. [19] | Surg Today | 1999 | Pancreatic cancer (n = 9), chronic pancreatitis (n = 1), postcholedochojejunostomy (n = 1) |
9 | 11 | Bilateral (n = 11) | Bilateral (n = 11) | Supine position |