Early enteral nutrition vs parenteral nutrition following pancreaticoduodenectomy: Experience from a single center

Table 2 Pathological diagnosis of the primary disease n (%)

Pathology	EEN + PN (n = 87)	TPN (n = 253)	P value
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma	24 (27.6)	82 (32.4)	0.472
Bile duct adenocarcinoma	29 (33.3)	76 (30.0)	0.695
Duodenal/ampullary adenocarcinoma	27 (31.0)	64 (25.3)	0.391
Neuroendocrine tumor	2 (2.3)	4 (1.6)	0.583
Pancreatic pseudopapillary tumor	1 (1.1)	5 (2.0)	0.209
Cystic pancreatic tumor	1 (1.1)	3 (1.2)	0.754
Chronic pancreatitis/pancreatolithiasis	3 (3.4)	19 (7.5)	0.151

EEN: Early postoperative enteral nutrition; PN: Parenteral nutrition; TPN: Total parenteral nutrition.