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Table 2 Patients outcomes

From: Laparoscopic transgastric necrosectomy in treatment of walled-off pancreatic necrosis with sinistral portal hypertension

 

LTGN (n = 21)

LATLSN (n = 32)

P value

Mortality, n

2

3

1.00

Postoperative morbidity, n

6a

17b

0.04

 Hemorrhage

2

3

 

 Pancreatic fistula

0

12

 

 Intra-abdominal infection

3

3

 

 Enterocutaneous fistula

1

1

 

Clavien–Dindo ≥ III complications, n

4

4

0.70

Additional percutaneous drainage, n

2

2

1.00

Additional surgery, n

3

5

1.00

ICU stay (days)

6 (2–32)

5 (1–21)

0.76

Postoperative hospital stay (days)

13 (6–43)

11 (6–38)

0.45

Recurrent WON, n

2

2

1.00

Repeated surgery, n

1

1

1.00

Long-term complications, n

5

10

0.56

 New-onset diabetes

3

3

 

 Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency

2

3

 

 Incisional hernia

0

0

 
  1. aTwo patients in LTGN group had multiple complications, one with hemorrhage and colonic fistula, and another with hemorrhage and intra-abdominal infection
  2. bTwo patients were complicated with hemorrhage and pancreatic fistula