Ann Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg.  2023 Feb;27(1):87-94. 10.14701/ahbps.22-042.

Is central pancreatectomy an effective alternative to distal pancreatectomy for low-grade pancreatic neck and body tumors: A 20-year single-center propensity score-matched case-control study

• Bansal AK
• Nagari B
• Nekarakanti PK
• Pakkala AK
• Thumma VM
• Gunturi SRV
• Pardasani M

• KMID: 2539518
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.14701/ahbps.22-042

Abstract

Backgrounds/Aims
Central pancreatectomy (CP) is associated with a higher rate of postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF), and it is less preferred over distal pancreatectomy (DP). We compared the short- and long-term outcomes between CP and DP for low-grade pancreatic neck and body tumors.
Methods
This was a propensity score-matched case-control study of patients who underwent either CP or DP for low-grade pancreatic neck and body tumors from 2003 to 2020 in a tertiary care unit in southern India. Patients with a tumor >10 cm or a distal residual stump length of <4 cm were excluded. Demographics, clinical profile, intraoperative and postoperative parameters, and the long-term postoperative outcomes for exocrine and endocrine insufficiency, weight gain, and the 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) quality of life questionnaire were compared.
Results
Eighty-eight patients (CP: n=37 [cases], DP: n=51 [control]) were included in the unmatched group after excluding 21 patients (meeting exclusion criteria). After matching, both groups had 37 patients. The clinical and demographic profiles were comparable between the two groups. Blood loss and POPF rates were significantly higher in the CP group. However, Clavien-Dindo grades of complications were similar between the two groups (p = 0.27). At a median follow-up of 38 months (range = 187 months), exocrine sufficiency was similar between the two groups. Endocrine sufficiency, weight gain, SF-36 pain control score, and general health score were significantly better in the CP group.
Conclusions
Despite equivalent clinically significant morbidities, long-term outcomes are better after CP compared to DP in lowgrade pancreatic body tumors.

Keyword

Pancreatectomy; Morbidity; Quality of life

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  Fig. 1 Flow chart of patient selection. ASA, American Society of Anaesthesiologists.

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