Table 1. Published studies comparing open with laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy for adenocarcinoma.
| Study | Total cases |
Conversions | Mean estimated blood loss (mL) |
Complication rate (%) |
Peri-operative mortality (%) |
Mean tumor size (cm) |
Positive margin (%) |
Mean number of harvested lymph nodes |
Overall survival |
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| Open | Lap | Open | Lap | Open | Lap | Open | Lap | Open | Lap | Open | Lap | Open | Lap | Open | Lap | ||||||||
| Kooby et al. (41) [2010]a | 189 | 23 | 4 | 790* | 422* | – | – | 0.9 | 0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 27 | 26 | 12.5 | 13.8 | 16 monthsb,c | 16 monthsb,c | ||||||
| Magge et al. (42) [2013] | 34 | 28 | 5 | 570* | 290* | 50 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 12 | 14 | 12c | 11c | – | HR: 1.11 CI: 0.47-2.62 | ||||||
| Rehman et al. (43) [2013] | 14 | 8 | 0 | 650 | 306 | 42 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 14 | 12 | 14c | 16c | 3 year: 74% | 3 year: 82% | ||||||
| Hu et al. (44) [2014] | 23 | 11 | 0 | 150c | 100c | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 16.1 | 14.8 | 54 monthsc | 42 monthsc | ||||||
a, multi-institutional; b, case-controlled data; c, median value reported; –, data not available; *, P<0.05; Lap, laparoscopic.