Table 2.
Intraoperative and postoperative outcomes of 23 patients after duodenum and ventral pancreas preserving subtotal pancreatectomy and total pancreatectomy
| Operative characteristics | DVPPSP (n = 10) | TP (n = 13) | P vaule |
| Intraoperative transfusion (U) | 0.20 ± 0.63 (0-2) | 0.54 ± 1.05 (0-3) | 0.379 |
| Operative time (min) | 232 ± 19.6 (215-255) | 335 ± 32.3 (280-400) | < 0.001 |
| Postoperative characteristics | |||
| DGE | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Biliary fistula | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Pancreatic fistula (B and C) | 0 | 0 | — |
| Overall morbidity | 2 | 5 | 0.405 |
| Major morbidity (≥ grade 3) | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Reoperation | 0 | 0 | — |
| Readmission (30 d) | 0 | 0 | — |
| LOS | 9.7 ± 3.8 (7-20) | 11.7 ± 5.2 (8-26) | 0.318 |
| Mortality | 0 | 0 | — |
| Recurrence1(%) | 2 (20%) | 5 (38.5%) | 0.405 |
| IPMN | 2/6 | 5/11 | 1.000 |
1
The recurrences of 2 patients in the DVPPSP group and 5 patients in the TP group occurred after surgery for IPMN. DGE: Delayed gastric emptying; LOS: Length of postoperative stay; DVPPSP: Duodenum and ventral pancreas preserving subtotal pancreatectomy.