Clinical Application of a Modified Double Purse-String Continuous Suture Technique for Pancreaticojejunostomy: Reliable for Laparoscopic Surgery and Small Size Main Pancreatic Duct

Table 1

Summary of patient demographic and pathological characteristics.

Variables
Age, years
Male, (%)	44(69.8)
BMI^#, kg/m^2
Comorbidities, (%)
Diabetes	10 (15.9)
Hypertension	16 (25.4)
Coronary heart disease	3 (4.8)
History of smoking, (%)	29 (46.0)
History of alcohol consumption, (%)	32 (50.8)
History of abdominal surgery, (%)	10 (15.9)
Pathology, (%)
Distal cholangiocarcinoma	16 (25.4)
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma	15 (23.8)
Duodenal adenocarcinoma	14 (22.2)
Carcinoma of Vaters ampulla	8 (12.7)
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor	3 (4.8)
Chronic pancreatitis	2 (3.2)
Hamartoma	2 (3.2)
Other pathological types	3 (4.8)
Tumor size, cm	2.5 (2-3)
Main pancreatic duct size, (%)
<3 mm	26 (41.3)
≥3 mm	37 (58.7)
Surgical procedure, (%)
Laparoscopic surgery	38 (60.3)
Open surgery	25 (39.7)

Data are presented as the mean with standard deviation () or counts with percentages (). #BMI: body mass index. Other pathological types included intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm in one case (1.6%), pancreatic cystadenoma in one case (1.6%), and duodenal stromal tumor in one case (1.6%).