Table 1 Characteristics of 251 patients that underwent distal pancreatectomy

Age, years

68 (3–89)

Sex, male / female

147 / 104

Body mass index, kg/m²

21.4 (13.6–34.7)

Diabetes mellitus, n

64 (25.5%)

Diagnosis, n

 Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

105 (41.8%)

 Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm

51

 Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor

31

 Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm

10

 Mucinous cystic neoplasm

9

 Metastatic tumor

8

 Serous cystic neoplasm

6

 Others

31

 Preoperative therapy, n

67 (26.7%)

 Chemoradiotherapy, n

54

 Chemotherapy, n

13

Intraoperative characteristics

 Operation time, min

322 (132–830)

 Blood loss, ml

404 (0–5033)

 Laparoscopic surgery, n

87 (34.7%)

 Without splenectomy, n

25 (10.0%)

 Combined PV resection, n

8 (3.2%)

 Combined CA resection, n

10 (4.0%)

 Stapler closer of pancreatic cut end, n

66 (26.3%)

 Simultaneous resection of alimentary tract, n

27 (10.8%)