Clinical Application of a Modified Double Purse-String Continuous Suture Technique for Pancreaticojejunostomy: Reliable for Laparoscopic Surgery and Small Size Main Pancreatic Duct
Table 4
Comparison between patients with small (<3 mm, SMPD group) and large (≥3 mm, LMPD group) MPD.
Variables
SMPD group ()
LMPD group ()
value
Age, years
0.044
Male, (%)
16 (61.5)
28 (75.7)
0.229
BMI#, kg/m2
0.305
Tumor size, cm
2.5 (2-3.5)
2.5 (1.8-3)
0.280
Surgical procedure, (%)
Laparoscopic surgery
14 (53.8)
24 (64.9)
0.379
Open surgery
12 (46.2)
13 (35.1)
Conversion rate, (%)
1 (7.1)
4 (16.7)
0.633
Operative time, min
277.5 (225-351.25)
265 (225-315)
0.472
Estimated blood loss, ml
200 (200-225)
200 (125-200)
0.152
Postoperative transfusion, (%)
5 (19.2)
11 (29.7)
0.346
Postoperative defecation, days
2 (2-4)
3 (2-3.5)
0.636
Indwelling gastric tube use, days
7 (5-10)
7 (6-9)
0.578
Morbidity, n (%)
17 (65.4)
27 (73)
0.518
Clavien 1–2
15 (57.7)
20 (54.1)
0.433
Clavien≥3
2 (7.7)
7 (18.9)
Pancreatic fistula, (%)
Normal or biochemical leak
21 (80.8)
32 (86.5)
0.728
Grade B
5 (19.2)
5 (13.5)
Grade C
0 (0)
0 (0)
Postoperative hospital, days
20 (15-27)
18 (14-21)
0.085
90-day mortality, (%)
0 (0)
0 (0)
N/A
MPD: main pancreatic duct; #BMI: body mass index. Data are presented as the mean with standard deviation (), or median with interquartile range (median [25%, 75%]) or counts with percentages (). Bold text indicates a statistically significant value.
