Retrospective analysis of surgically treated pT4b gastric cancer with pancreatic head invasion

Table 2 Surgical outcome of patients undergoing gastrectomy plus pancreatectomy and gastrectomy alone

Variable	GP group, (n = 24) (%)	GA group, (n = 52) (%)	P value
Intraoperative blood loss (mL)	443.8 ± 104.6	144.2 ± 64.7	< 0.001
Operation time (min)	223.3 ± 41.6	192.9 ± 29.6	0.003
Postoperative hospital stay (d)	18.2 ± 5.9	10 ± 3.6	< 0.001
Postoperative mortality	1 (4.2)	2 (3.8)	1
Postoperative morbidity	8 (33.3)	8 (15.3)	0.128
Local complications	5 (20.8)	6 (11.5)	0.324
Abdominal infection	1	0
Anastomotic fistula	0	1
Abdominal hemorrhage	1	0
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage	0	1
Disruption of wound	1	0
Pancreatic fistula	2	3
Duodenal stump fistula	0	1
Systemic complications	3 (12.5)	2 (3.8)	0.177
Pulmonary infection	1	0
Pneumothorax	1	1
Renal failure	0	0
Diabetic ketoacidosis	1	0
Cardio- and cerebrovascular event	0	1
Clavien–Dindo classification			0.309
II	1	3
IIIa	2	1
IIIb	3	1
IVa	1	0
IVb	0	1
V	1	2

GA: Gastrectomy alone; GP: Gastrectomy plus pancreatectomy.