Risk factors to predict severe postoperative pancreatic fistula following gastrectomy for gastric cancer

Table 1 Characteristics of 35 patients with postoperative pancreatic fistula following gastrectomy n (%)

Sex	Male	30 (86)
	Female	5 (14)
Age (yr)	mean + SD	67.3 ± 9.5
BMI (kg/m2)	mean + SD	22.1 ± 3.2
pT-stage	T1	3 (9)
	T2	11 (31)
	T3	15 (43)
	T4	6 (17)
pN-stage	N0	10 (29)
	N1	3 (9)
	N2	9 (26)
	N3	13 (36)
pStage	I	6 (17)
	II	3 (9)
	III	18 (51)
	IV	8 (23)
Gastrectomy	Distal	10 (29)
	Total or others1	25 (71)
Splenectomy	Presence	21 (60)
	Absence	14 (40)
Pancreaticosplenectomy	Presence	12 (34)
	Absence	23 (66)
Lymphadenectomy	< D2	8 (23)
	D2 ≤	27 (77)
Resection status	R0	10 (29)
	R1	15 (42)
	R2	10 (29)
ISGPF classification	Grade B	17 (49)
	Grade C	18 (51)

¹Others; proximal gastrectomy and remnant gastrectomy. ISGPF: International Study Group on Pancreatic Fistula; BMI: Body mass index.