Indications and Early Outcomes for Total Pancreatectomy at a High-Volume Pancreas Center

Table 2

Characteristics of 63 patients with total pancreatectomy (TP).

Variable	Tumors	Technical reasons	Troubles	Therapyi-resistant pain
Number	23	18	15	7
Age (median with interquartile range)	66 (62–72)	72.5 (65.5–77.25)	71 (64–75)	50 (46–58)
Gender
Male	10	13	6	5
Female	13	5	9	2
Histology
Cancer	20	15	5	0
Benign tumors	3	3	3	0
Chronic pancreatitis	0	0	6	7
others	0	0	1	0
Primary TP	22	18	3	2
Completion TP	1	0	12	5
Portal vein/SMV resection	9	0	1	2
Splenectomy	20	6	14	5
Pylorus-preserving TP	6	17	9	5
Multivisceral resection	4	0	1	3
Enzyme replacement	2	1	1	7
Endocrine insufficiency	3	5	3	6
ASA score
I	1	0	0	0
II	13	5	2	4
III	8	12	13	2
IV	1	1	0	1

TP indicates total pancreatectomy; SMV: superior mesenteric vein; ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists.