Modified binding pancreaticogastrostomy vs modified Blumgart pancreaticojejunostomy after laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic or periampullary tumors

Table 1 Comparison of demographic and clinical parameters of patients who underwent laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy with binding pancreaticogastrostomy and modified Blumgart pancreaticojejunostomy

Variable	Binding PG group, n = 25	Modified Blumgart PJ group, n = 25	P value
Age in yr, median (range)	53.7 (37-75)	58.2 (31-79)	0.12
Sex, Male:Female	14:11	15:10	> 0.99
BMI in kg/m2, median (range)	23.8 (17.6-41.6)	24.6 (18.2-40.0)	0.69
Jaundice, n (%)	22 (88)	21 (84)	> 0.99
Cholangitis, n (%)	8 (32)	5 (20)	0.52
Peak total bilirubin levels in mg/dL, median (range)	12.8 (1.2-28.3)	10.6 (1.1-31.2)	0.59
Preoperative biliary drainage, n (%)	14 (56)	12 (48)	0.78
CA 19-9 (U/mL), median (range)	55 (1-5682)	84 (2-3318)	0.12
Diagnosis, n (%)
Cholangiocarcinoma	9 (36)	7 (28)	0.76
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma	3 (12)	2 (8)	> 0.99
Ampullary adenocarcinoma	7 (28)	9 (36)	0.76
Duodenal adenocarcinoma	3 (12)	4 (16)	> 0.99
Intraductal papillary mucinous	2 (8)	1 (4)	> 0.99
Neoplasm pancreas
Neuroendocrine tumor	1 (4)	2 (8)	> 0.99

PG: Pancreaticogastrostomy; PJ: Pancreaticojejunostomy.