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Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences

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01-01-2009 | ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Clinical outcome of laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy

Authors: Yoshiharu Nakamura, Eiji Uchida, Takayuki Aimoto, Satoshi Matsumoto, Hiroshi Yoshida, Takashi Tajiri

Published in: Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences | Issue 1/2009

Abstract

Background

Few studies have compared laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (Lap-DP) and open distal pancreatectomy (open-DP). The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcome of Lap-DP and compare it to that of open-DP.

Methods

A total of 37 patients who underwent distal pancreatectomy (Lap-DP, 21 patients; open-DP, 16 patients) between January 2000 and March 2007 were enrolled in this study. Prior to January 2004, open-DP was the standard procedure for patients with a lesion in the distal pancreas without invasive ductal cancer; thereafter, Lap-DP was also an approved procedure. All 16 open-DP procedures were performed prior to January 2004.

Results

The operating times for the Lap-DP and open-DP patients were 308.4 ± 124.6 and 281.5 ± 83.3 min, respectively, and these were not significantly different (P = 0.4635). Blood loss for the Lap-DP group (249.0 ± 239.8 ml) was significantly smaller than that for the open-DP group (714.1 ± 650.4 ml) (P = 0.0055), and none of the patients in the Lap-DP group received transfusions. The frequency of complications for the Lap-DP and open-DP groups was 0 and 18.8%, respectively, which is not significantly different (P = 0.0784). The average hospital stay for the Lap-DP group was significantly shorter than that for the open-DP group (10.0 ± 2.6 vs. 25.8 ± 8.8 days; P < 0.0001).

Conclusion

In pancreatic diseases, other than invasive ductal cancer, arising in the distal pancreas, Lap-DP might be a more feasible and safer than open-DP.

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Title: Clinical outcome of laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy
Authors: Yoshiharu Nakamura
Eiji Uchida
Takayuki Aimoto
Satoshi Matsumoto
Hiroshi Yoshida
Takashi Tajiri
Publication date: 01-01-2009
Publisher: Springer Japan
Published in: Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences / Issue 1/2009
Print ISSN: 1868-6974
Electronic ISSN: 1868-6982
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00534-008-0007-0

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