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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jun 6.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Surg. 2020 Sep 5;221(2):465–471. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.08.048

Table 2.

Comparison of clinicopathologic features by post-operative exocrine replacement.

Post-operative Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency
No
Yes
P
(n = 76) (n = 6)

Median Age (IQR) 46 (35–60) 47 (44–53) 0.80

Gender 0.62
 Male 38 2
 Female 38 4

Median BMI (IQR) 29 (25–33) 30 (22–40) 0.78

Underlying Diagnosis 0.13
 Sporadic 36 1
 MEN1 19 1
 VHL 21 4

VHL v Non-VHL 0.046
 Non-VHL 55 2
 VHL 21 4

Familial v Sporadic 0.15
 Sporadic 55 2
 Familial 21 4

Cystic Pancreas 0.60
 No 58 4
 Yes 18 2

Functional Tumor 0.05
 No 32 5
 Yes 44 1

History of Pancreatitis 0.62
 No 73 6
 Yes 3 0

History of Alcohol Abuse 0.47
 No 69 6
 Yes 6 0

History of Smoking 0.12
 No 53 6
 Yes 22 0

Pre-Op Diabetes 0.34
 No 66 6
 Yes 10 0

Surgical Procedure < 0.001
 Enucleation 37 2
 Distal Pancreatectomy 36 1
 Pancreatiocoduodenectomy 3 3

Volume of Pancreas Resected 0.30
 Mean (Range) 31 cm3 (0.02–397 cm3) 55 cm3 (5–119 cm3)
 Median (IQR) 10 cm3 (2–52 cm3) 47 cm3 (44–66 cm3)

Multifocal 0.48
 No 49 3
 Yes 27 3

Tumor Grade 0.86
 Grade 1 40 3
 Grade 2 19 2
 Grade 3 2 0

Metastasis 0.18
 No 66 4
 Yes 10 2

Cysts in remnant pancreas 0.32
 No 63 4
 Yes 13 2

PNET in remnant pancreas 0.45
 No 52 5
 Yes 24 1

New or Worsening Diabetes 0.73
 No 67 5
 Yes 9 1

Median Length of Days Follow Up (IQR) 571 (12–1784) 2503(581–3025) 0.11