Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2015; 21(9): 2731-2738
Published online Mar 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i9.2731
Table 1 Demographic data
VariableTechnique A group(n = 98)Technique B group(n = 105)t/χ2P value
Male/female57/4168/370.9330.334
Mean age (yr)61.9560.31.2240.223
Karnofsky performance status > 9091960.1420.706
Body mass index22.04 ± 1.4021.94 ± 1.310.5260.600
Preoperative pain48530.0450.831
Diabetes1090.1590.690
Previous abdominal surgery8100.1320.716
Table 2 Histopathological diagnoses in the two groups
Histopathological diagnosisTechnique A group(n = 98)Technique B group(n = 105)Total
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma434790
Ampullary or duodenal cancer301141
Bile duct cancer14822
Neuroendocrine tumor or carcinoid tumor066
Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm268
Pancreatic solid pseudopapillary tumor044
Pancreatic cystadenoma or cystadenocarcinoma11112
Common bile duct adenoma011
Duodenal adenoma112
Inflammation303
GIST202
Pancreatic adenosquamous carcinoma022
Pancreatic tuberculosis011
Pancreatic hamartoma101
Pancreatic islet hyperplasia101
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma and mucinous carcinoma011
Pancreatic Acinar cell carcinoma022
Papillary carcinoma of duodenum044
Table 3 Surgical details
VariableTechnique A group(n = 98)Technique B group(n = 105)t/χ2P value
Operating time (min)303.03 ± 55.24281.20 ± 51.672.91< 0.05
Estimated blood loss (mL)330.89 ± 302.74342.23 ± 311.340.260.79
Mean time of pancreatic anastomosis (min)23 ± 2.8316 ± 2.6718.13< 0.01
Drainage of pancreatic juice98105NANA
Abdominal drainage98105NANA
Table 4 Postoperative complications and hospital stay
VariableTechnique A group(n = 98)Technique B group(n = 105)t/χ2P value
Perioperative mortality110.0020.961
Re-operation101.0770.299
Overall complications37596.9110.009
Breakdown of pancreatojejunostomy00NANA
Clinically relevant POPF7249.6740.002a
DGE (Grade B and C)11411.230.001a
Bile Leakage371.4070.236
Intra-abdominal fluid collection or infection20220.0090.924
Upper GI bleeding450.0550.814
Intra-abdominal bleeding320.2820.595
Wound infection980.0220.882
Pneumonia or pleural effusion1290.3950.530
Urinary tract infection230.0060.937
Hospital stay (d)18.45 ± 9.4819.86 ± 10.041.02710.306