Table 2.

Statistical comparison

Number	p value group 1 vs others	p value groups 1 vs 2	Groups 1 + 2 vs 3 + 4	Groups 1 + 3 vs 2 + 4
Age	0.014*	0.05*	0.062	0.09
Size	0.023*	0.04*	0.972	0.61
Operative time	0.004*	0.039*	0.109	0.34
Blood loss	0.515	0.71	0.126	0.37
Length of stay	0.009*	0.08	0.051*	0.39

*Significant (p ≤ 0.05)

Group 1 laparoscopic spleen and splenic vessel preservation, Group 2 laparoscopic splenic and distal pancreatectomy, Group 3 open procedure where spleen and splenic vessels were preserved, Group 4 open spleen and distal pancreatectomy