Table 1.

Patient characteristics and indication for pancreatectomy

Patient no	Age (years)	Sex (m/f)	Indication for pancreatectomy
1	60	m	Distal bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma)
2	49	m	Distal bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma)
3	37	m	Chronic pancreatitis with inflammatory pseudotumor of the head
4	54	m	Neuroendocrine tumor (NET) of the duodenum
5	51	m	Neuroendocrine tumor (NET) of the pancreas
6	64	m	Chronic pancreatitis with complicated pseudocyst
7	79	m	Adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head
8	57	m	Carcinoma of the major duodenal papilla (papillary carcinoma)

All patients underwent pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy (PPPD) with pancreatogastrostomy