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Table 3 Surgical outcomes and complications (spleen preserving laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy)

From: Preventing clinically relevant pancreatic fistula with combination of linear stapling plus continuous suture of the stump in laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy

Variables

splenectomy (n = 17)

spleen-preserving (n = 5)

p-value

Operative time (min)

180.9 ± 57.0

211.0 ± 23.8

0.306

Blood loss(g)

170.1 ± 181.3

226.0 ± 213.8

0.476

Postoperative hospital stay (days)

14.5 ± 7.1

22.2 ± 15.0

0.157

Postoperative complication(%)C-D Grade IIIa (%)

2 (11.8)

2 (40.0)

0.150

Pancreatic fistula(%) Grade Bb (%)

2 (11.8)

2 (40.0)

0.150

30-day mortality

0

0

  1. Values are presented as mean ± SD
  2. aClavien-Dindo Classification
  3. bInternational Study Group of Pancreatic Fistula (ISGPF) classification