Eri Nakadai, Shinji Yanagisawa, Masaaki Kataoka, Masaki Nishimura, Souichi Kobayashi, Akira Okaniwa, Ryuichirou Suda, Sachie Ohno, Ryotarou Teranaka, Hirotoshi Shindo, Tomoya Hirokawa, Shota Hioki, Hidetoshi Ando, Hisashi Kondo, Takashi Kaiho
SUBJECTS: We first reviewed surgical outcomes and pathological findings of 32 patients(laparoscopic group: LDP n=11, open group: ODP n=21)who underwent distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer from January 2018 to October 2022. Then we reviewed long-term outcomes, and recurrence type for 20 patients(LDP: n=5, ODP: n=15)from January 2018 to February 2021. RESULTS: LDP group had significantly longer operation time and less blood loss. There was no difference in length of hospital stay, postoperative complications, number of dissected lymph nodes, positive lymph node metastasis rate, and adjuvant chemotherapy rate...
December 2023: Gan to Kagaku Ryoho. Cancer & Chemotherapy