Table 2.
Operative data and clinical outcome.
| BioGlue sealed hand sutured fish-mouth closure technique during distal pancreatectomy (n = 32) | |
|---|---|
| Mean operation time (minutes; range) | 199 (116–282) |
| Splenectomy | 27 (84%) |
| Additional visceral resection | 7 (22%) |
| Partial/total gastrectomy | 4 (13%) |
| Colon resection | 5 (16%) |
| Partial adrenalectomy | 3 (9%) |
| Pancreas tissue texture | |
| Soft | 13 (41%) |
| Hard | 19 (59%) |
| Postoperative morbidity > Clavien II | 5 (16%) |
| Clinically relevant POPF | 3 (9%) |
| POPF Grade B | 3 (9%) |
| POPF Grade C | 0 |
| PPH | 1 (3%) |
| Reoperation | 2 (6%) |
| Median hospital stay (days; range) | 12 (7–73) |
| Mortality | 0 |