Table 1.

Clinical demographics of patients in LDP group and ODP group

Preoperative clinical variables	LDP (n = 20)	ODP (n = 23)
Age (years)	43 ± 11.6	47 ± 13.5
Sex (F/M)	12/8	14/9
ASA	1.5 ± 1	1.5 ± 1
Tumour size (cm)	5.4 ± 2.3	6.8 ± 3.5
BMI (kg/m2)	23.8 ± 2.5	22.7 ± 3.3
Spleen preservation
Yes	10	12
No	10	11

ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; ODP, Open distal pancreatectomy; LDP, Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy; F, Female; M, Male.