Table 1.

Published comparisons of laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy and open distal pancreatectomy with at least five cases of adenocarcinoma

Study	Cases		Malignant pathology		Mean node harvest		R0 margins		Mean blood loss (mL)		Mean length of stay (d)		Pancreatic fistula rate		Mortality		Overall morbidity
	LDP	ODP	LDP	ODP	LDP	ODP	LDP	ODP	LDP	ODP	LDP	ODP	LDP	ODP	LDP	ODP	LDP	ODP
Rehman et al[35]	8	14	100%	100%	161	141	88%	86%	306	650	8	12	25%	21%	0%	0%	NR	NR
Mehta et al[36]	30	30	23%	23	8	14	NR	NR	294	726	9	13	17%	13%	0%	3%	50%	43%
Limongelli et al[37]	16	29	36%	45%	NR	NR	94%	93%	160	365	6	9	18%	20%	0%	3%	25%	41%
Abu Hilal et al[38]	35	16	19%	11%	NR	NR	75%	67%	200	394	7	11	29%	44%	0%	6%	40%	69%
DiNorcia et al[39]	71	168	13%	39%	6	8	97%	87%	150	900	5	6	11%	14%	0%	1%	28%	44%
Vijan et al[40]	100	100	23%	23%	NR	NR	0%	0	171	519	6	9	17%	17%	3%	1%	34%	29%
Kooby et al[41]	23	189	100%	100%	14	12	73%	74%	422	790	7	11	NR	NR	0%	1%	NR	NR
Jayaraman et al[42]	107	236	17%	47%	6	7	97%	96%	175	300	5	6	15%	13%	0%	1%	26%	33%
Baker et al[43]	27	85	29%	30%	5	9	NR	NR	219	612	4	8	22%	14%	0%	2%	37%	35%
Finan et al[44]	44	98	25%	42%	NR	NR	0%	0%	157	719	6	9	50%	46%	0%	5%	NR	NR
Kooby et al[45]	142	200	36%	49%	NR	NR	92%	93%	357	588	6	9	11%	18%	0%	1%	40%	57%
Eom et al[46]	31	62	10%	7%	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	12	14	10%	7%	0%	0%	36%	24%
Velanovich[47]	15	15	20%	32%	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	5	8	13%	13%	0%	0%	20%	27%

¹Median. NR: Not reported; LDP: Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy; ODP: Open distal pancreatectomy.