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Table 4 Rates of pancreatic fistula (in %) after distal pancreatectomy

From: Is the covering of the resection margin after distal pancreatectomy advantageous?

Author

Year

Group size

Procedures

Open without cover

Open with cover

Lap without cover

Lap with cover

   

Stapler

Suture

Others

   

Present study

2012

74

 

22

 

11

17

0

Limongelli

2012

52

  

20 (comb)

 

18

 

Hackert

2011

98

 

13

21 (enucleation)

   

Diener

2011

352 (21c)

32

28

    

Song

2011

359

    

38

4

Kim

2008

128

 

14

  

9

 

Pugliese

2008

14

    

29

0

Kleef

2007

302

16

9

 

8

  

Bilimoria

2003

126

20

22

10 (PDL)

   

34 (without PDL)

Adam

2001

41

 

29

 

7

  

Suzuki

1999

58

  

4 (UD+ PDL)

   

26 (CV)

  1. Table four compares the rates of pancreatic fistula (in %) after distal pancreatectomy with other works.
  2. c: centers; comb: combined techniques (ultrasonic dissection, sutures, staples, sutures and combinations); PDL, pancreatic duct ligation; UD, ultrasonic dissection; CV, conventional.