Pancreas-Preserving Approach to “Paraduodenal Pancreatitis” Treatment: Why, When, and How? Experience of Treatment of 62 Patients with Duodenal Dystrophy

Table 5

Efficacy of the PPDR and other treatment options for pain elimination in case of duodenal dystrophy.

Group	No pain	Have pain	Total 𝑁	𝑃 value
PPDR	9	1	10
vs
DPPHR	2	3	5	0.076
PD + Nakao	23	6	29	0.652
Draining procedure	2	6	8	0.012
Consevative; treatment	2	8	10	0.005

PD: pancreaticoduodenectomy, Nakao: Nakao procedure, DPPHR: duodenum-preserving pancreatic head resection, PPDR: Pancreas-preserving duodenal resections. Fisher's exact test two-sided (or two-tailed), 𝑃 values < 0.05 mean a significant difference.