Use of isolated Roux loop for pancreaticojejunostomy reconstruction after pancreaticoduodenectomy

Table 3 Roux-en-Y pancreaticojejunostomy results from various studies

Series	Study type	Patients (total)	Fistulae (%)	Mortality related to fistula (%)	Overall mortality (%)	Hospital stay (d)
Machado et al[5]	CS	15	2 (13.3)	0	0	20.0
Funovics et al[20]	CS	48	9 (18.7)	0	3 (6.2)	NA
Kingsnorth et al[22]	CS	52	0	0	3 (5.8)	18.4
Albertson et al[23]	CS	25	0	0	0	12.2
Meyer et al[24]	CS	35	2 (5.7)	0	4 (11.4)	NA
Papadimitriou et al[21]	CS	109	0	0	1 (0.9)	7.6
Khan et al[24]	CS	41	0	0	1 (2.4)	19.6
Sutton et al[25]	CS	61	0	0	3 (5)	16.0
Jover et al[27]	CS	80	16 (20)	3 (60)	5 (6.6)	20.6
Kaman et al[28]	RC	60 (111)	6 (10)	2 (33.3)	5 (8.3)	17.75

NA: Not available; CS: Case series; RC: Retrospective comparative.