Laparoscopic pancreatectomy: Indications and outcomes

Table 3 Summary of minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenectomy series comparing the pre-operative variables and intra-operative outcomes minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenectomy and open pancreaticoduodenectomy

Ref.	TLPD	LAPD	HAPD	OPD	BMI	Comorbidity	Indication	Pylorus preservation	OR time (min)	Blood loss (cc)	Conversion
Asbun et al[35]	53	N/A	N/A	215	27.6/26.6	NS	N/A	73.6%/45.6%a	541/401a	195/1032a	15%
Kuroki et al[36]	N/A	20	N/A	31	21.9/22.9	NS	N/A	80%/83.9%	656.6/554.6	376.6/1509.5a	0
Zureikat et al[37]	14	N/A	N/A	14	28.5/30	NS	N/A	0/0	456/372a	300/400	14%
Cho et al[38]	N/A	15	N/A	15	23/25	NS	N/A	100%/100%	338/287	445/552	0

Summary of minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenectomy (MIPD) series comparing the pre-operative variables and intra-operative outcomes MIPD and open pancreaticoduodenectomy (OPD). The results are shown as “MIPD/OPD”;

^aP < 0.05. TLPD: Total laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy; LAPD: Laparoscopically assisted pancreaticoduodenectomy; HAPD: Hand-assisted pancreaticoduodenectomy; NS: Statistically non-significant between the two groups; N/A: Data not available.