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 5 Quality of lives after duodenum and ventral pancreas preserving subtotal pancreatectomy and total pancreatectomy

Parameters	DVPPSP(n = 8)	TP (n = 8)	P vaule
Functional scale
Physical	95.0 ± 9.3 (80-100)	97.5 ± 7.1 (80-100)	0.554
Working ability	100	100	—
Cognitive	100	100	—
Emotional	98.4 ± 2.9 (93.8-100)	92.2 ± 8.0 (75-100)	0.057
Social	95.8 ± 7.7 (83.3-100)	85.4 ± 10.7 (66.7-100)	0.042
Global QoL	96.9 ± 6.2 (83.3-100)	88.5 ± 8.9 (75-100)	0.047
Symptom scale
Fatigue	4.2 ± 8.3 (0-22.2)	11.1 ± 11.7 (0-33.3)	0.196
Nausea and vomiting	0	6.3 ± 12.4 (0-33.3)	0.197
Pain	0	0	—
Appetite loss	0	20.8 ± 24.8 (0-66.7)	0.049
Dyspnea	0	0	—
Sleep disturbance	4.2 ± 11.8 (0-33.3)	12.5 ± 17.2 (0-33.3)	0.281
Constipation	0	4.2 ± 11.8 (0-33.3)	0.351
Diarrhea	4.2 ± 11.8 (0-33.3)	12.5 ± 24.8 (0-66.7)	0.405
Financial strain	0	8.3 ± 15.4 (0-33.3)	0.170

TP: Total pancreatectomy; QoL: Quality of life; DVPPSP: Duodenum and ventral pancreas preserving subtotal pancreatectomy.