| ASA: | American Society of Anesthesiologists |
| BMI: | body mass index |
| CI: | confidence interval |
| DP: | distal pancreatectomy |
| IPMN: | intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm |
| LOS: | length of stay |
| NET: | neuroendocrine tumors |
| OPSI: | overwhelming post-splenectomy infection |
| POPF: | postoperative pancreatic fistula |
| RD: | risk difference |
| SP-LADP: | spleen-preserving laparoscopic-assisted distal pancreatectomy |
| SP-RADP: | spleen-preserving robot-assisted distal pancreatectomy |