Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Characteristics | DPS | SPDP | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size, n | 169 | 133 | |
| Sex (Female:Male) | 123:46 | 109:24 | 0.061 |
| Age, mean (SD), years | 47.3 (15.8) | 41.8 (13.1) | 0.004 |
| Pathological diagnosis, n (%) | 0.011 | ||
| SPT | 38 (22.5) | 49 (36.8) | |
| PNET | 41 (24.3) | 29 (21.8) | |
| MCN | 42 (24.9) | 23 (17.3) | |
| SCN | 31 (18.3) | 28 (21.1) | |
| IPMN | 12 (7.1%) | 1 (0.8) | |
| Other tumors | 5 (3.0) | 3 (2.3) | |
| Surgical techniques, n (%) | < 0.001 | ||
| Open | 44 (26.0) | 9 (6.8) | |
| Laparoscopic | 125 (74.0) | 124 (93.2) | |
| Intraoperative blood loss, mean (SD), mL | 166.8 ± 126.9 | 111.2 ± 105.1 | < 0.001 |
DPS distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy, SPDP spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy, SD standard deviation, SPT solid pseudopapillary neoplasm, PNET pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, MCN mucinous cystic neoplasm, SCN serous cystic neoplasm, IPMN intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm