Duodenum and ventral pancreas preserving subtotal pancreatectomy for low-grade malignant neoplasms of the pancreas: An alternative procedure to total pancreatectomy for low-grade pancreatic neoplasms

Table 2 Intraoperative and postoperative outcomes of 23 patients after duodenum and ventral pancreas preserving subtotal pancreatectomy and total pancreatectomy

Operative characteristics	DVPPSP(n = 10)	TP (n = 13)	P vaule
Intraoperative transfusion (U)	0.20 ± 0.63 (0-2)	0.54 ± 1.05 (0-3)	0.379
Operative time (min)	232 ± 19.6 (215-255)	335 ± 32.3 (280-400)	< 0.001
Postoperative characteristics
DGE	0	1	1.000
Biliary fistula	0	1	1.000
Pancreatic fistula (B and C)	0	0	—
Overall morbidity	2	5	0.405
Major morbidity (≥ grade 3)	1	2	1
Reoperation	0	0	—
Readmission (30 d)	0	0	—
LOS	9.7 ± 3.8 (7-20)	11.7 ± 5.2 (8-26)	0.318
Mortality	0	0	—
Recurrence1(%)	2 (20%)	5 (38.5%)	0.405
IPMN	2/6	5/11	1.000

¹The recurrences of 2 patients in the DVPPSP group and 5 patients in the TP group occurred after surgery for IPMN. DGE: Delayed gastric emptying; LOS: Length of postoperative stay; DVPPSP: Duodenum and ventral pancreas preserving subtotal pancreatectomy.