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. 2021 Jan 31;28(8):4387–4399. doi: 10.1245/s10434-020-09496-1

Table 5.

Occurrence of pancreatic exocrine and endocrine insufficiency stratified by type of resection

Resection No insufficiency Endocrine only Exocrine only Both
Whipple/PPPD [n = 14] 5 (36) 0 (0) 7 (50) 2 (14)b
Whipple/PPPD only [n = 9] 3 (33) 0 (0) 5 (56) 1 (11)
Whipple/PPPD plus distal pancreatectomy [n = 5]a 2 (40) 0 (0) 2 (40) 1 (20)b
Total pancreatectomy [n = 13] 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 13 (100)c

Data are expressed as n (%)

PPPD pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy

aIn order to be classified as Whipple/PPPD plus distal pancreatectomy, a part of the pancreatic body or tail had to be preserved in situ

bOne patient already had diabetes before surgery

cTwo patients had diabetes before total pancreatectomy/completion pancreatectomy