Table 2:
Patient characteristics
| LH | SN | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of patients | 40 | 46 | |
| Age (years) | 39.6 ± 11.8 | 33.5 ± 14.4 | 0.04 |
| Sex (male/female) | 14/26 | 10/36 | 0.17 |
| Body weight (kg) | 69.8 ± 18.2 | 66.4 ± 23.0 | 0.46 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.7 ± 6.2 | 24.5 ± 5.7 | 0.83 |
| Cause of pancreatitis | 0.35 | ||
| Idiopathic | 11 | 19 | |
| Alcoholic | 1 | 2 | |
| Divisum | 1 | 3 | |
| Others | 27 | 22 | |
| Previous operations | 0.66 | ||
| Whipple | 6 | 4 | |
| Distal pancreatectomy | 2 | 4 | |
| Surgical drainage | 0 | 2 | |
| Others | 1 | 1 | |
| None | 31 | 35 | |
| Pancreas weight (g) | 63.8 ± 28.6 | 64.7 ± 40.1 | 0.67 |
| Severity of fibrosis | 0.64 | ||
| Severe | 19 | 19 | |
| Moderate | 14 | 21 | |
| Normal | 7 | 6 | |
| Section | 0.21 | ||
| Total | 31 | 31 | |
| Head | 0 | 4 | |
| Body and tail | 9 | 11 |
LH = Liberase-HI; SN = SERVA/Nordmark; BMI = body mass index. Values are means ± SD.