Table 8.
Summary of retrospective studies comparing radical antegrade modular pancreatosplenectomy (RAMPS) and conventional distal pancreatectomy (C-DP)
| Author | Number | Factors | RAMPS | C-DP | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abe et al. [89] | 53/40 | R0 resection (%) LN counts |
90.5 28.4 ± 11.6 |
67.5 20.7 ± 10.1 |
< 0.005 0.001 |
| Grossman et al. [90] | 78/0 | R0 resection (%) LN counts |
66 20.0 ± 12.2 |
- | |
| Kim et al. [91] | 26/17 | R0 resection (%) LN counts |
96 21.5 ± 8.3 |
64 13.7 ± 7.4 |
0.15 0.03 |
| Kawabata et al. [92] | 66/0 | R0 resection (%) LN counts |
89 27 ± 15 |
- | |
| Sham et al. [88] | 253/193 | R0 resection (%) LN counts |
89 12 |
94 18 |
0.01 < 0.001 |
| Kim et al. [93] | 53/53 | R0 resection (%) LN counts |
59 15.81 ± 10.25 |
77 13.36 ± 9.8 |
0.37 0.21 |
Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation.
LN, lymph node.