Pancreatogastrostomy versus Pancreatojejunostomy: An Up-to-Date Meta-Analysis of RCTs

Table 2

Study characteristics.

First author

Sample size

Age

Gender (M/F)

Intervention

Comparator

Primary outcome

Follow-up

Morbidity

PG

PJ

PG

PJ

PG

PJ

PG

PJ

Keck

171

149

68 (35–86)

66 (29–87)

95/76

93/56

PG

PJ

Clinically relevant POPF, grade B or C

12 months

N/A

Grendar

48

50

63.6 ± 13.1

68.1 ± 10.7

20/28

29/21

PG

PJ

Rate of pancreatic anastomotic leak/fistula

N/A

29

24

El Nakeeb

45

45

58 (12–73)

54 (15–73)

23/22

27/18

PG

Isolated Roux loop pancreaticojejunostomy

Rate of POPF

12 months

17

14

Figueras

65

58

67 (35–80)

65.5 (42–80)

44/21

37/21

PG

PJ

Rate of POPF

6 months

41

38

Topal

162

167

67.0 (60.6–73.5)

66.1 (59.4–74.6)

100/62

91/76

PG

PJ

Clinically relevant POPF, grade B or C

2 months

100

99

Wellner

59

57

67 (34–84)

64 (23–81)

27/32

29/28

PG

PJ

Clinically relevant POPF, grade B or C

90 days

N/A

Fernàndez-Cruz

53

55

63 ± 13

63 ± 14

29/24

38/17

PG with gastric partition

PJ

Rate of POPF

N/A

12

24

Bassi

69

82

59.3 (58.2–60.4)

55.5 (54.5–56.6)

44/25

35/33

PG

PJ

Rate of POPF

N/A

20

32

Duffas

81

68

58.2 ± 11

58.6 ± 12

51/30

35/33

PG

PJ

Rate of one or more postoperative IACs

30 days

37

32

Yeo

73

72

61.5 ± 1.7

62.4 ± 1.4

33/40

38/34

PG

PJ

Rate of POPF

N/A

36

31