Research Article
Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy with Splenic Conservation: An Operation without Increased Morbidity
Table 1
Patient demographics.
| Parameter | Splenectomy | Spleen conserving | Total |
| Number patients | 17 | 7 | 24 | Gender (m/f) | 7/10 | 1/6 | 8/16 | Mean patient age (range) | 51 (23–78) | 51 (36–61) | 51 (23–78) | Mean ASA score (range) | 2.8 (2-3) | 2.9 (2-3) | 2.8 (2-3) | Mean body mass index (range) | 29.3 (24.2–34.8) | 32.7 (25.2–45.3) | 30.3 (24.2–45.3) |
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