Pancreaticoduodenectomy with vascular reconstruction for adenocarcinoma of the pancreas with borderline resectability

Table 2 Operation details n (%)

Variables	Group 1	Group 2	P value
	(n = 46)	(n = 32)
Portal vein resection	-	18 (56.3)	-
Reconstruction method	-		-
Primary anastomosis		14 (77.8)
Cadaveric vein graft		3 (16.7)
Gortex graft		1 (5.6)
Superior mesenteric vein resection	-	22 (68.8)	-
Reconstruction method	-		-
Primary anastomosis		18 (81.8)
Cadaveric vein graft		3 (13.6)
Gortex graft		1 (4.5)
Superior mesenteric artery resection	-	3 (9.4)	-
Reconstruction method	-		-
Primary anastomosis		3 (100)
Pancreaticojejunostomy construction method			0.358
Dunking	1 (2.2)	3 (9.4)
Duct to mucosa	43 (93.5)	28 (87.5)
Double loop	2 (4.3)	1 (3.1)
Size of pancreatic duct			0.239
< 2 mm	1 (2.4)	3 (13.0)
2-4 mm	15 (36.6)	8 (34.8)
< 4 mm	25 (61.0)	12 (52.2)
Pancreatic stent			0.882
No	32 (69.6)	21 (65.6)
Internal	3 (6.5)	3 (9.4)
External	11 (23.9)	8 (25.0)