Table 5 Clinical outcomes.

From: Advantage of endoscopic papillectomy for ampullary tumors as an alternative treatment for pancreatoduodenectomy

 

ALL

n = 74

EP

n = 43

PD

n = 31

p-value

Complete resection, n (%)

55 (74.3)

21 (48.8)

31 (100)

< 0.001

Recurrence, n (%)

8 (10.8)

7 (16.3)

1 (3.2)

0.128

Median duration of recurrence, month (range)

6.2 (1.0–26.1)

6.1 (1.0–26.1)

15.9 (15.9)

Additional treatment for recurrence, n (%)

APC

6 (8.1)

6 (13.9)

 

EP

1 (1.4)

1 (2.3)

 

Chemotherapy

1 (1.4)

1 (3.2)

 

Median length of hospital stay, day (range)

17 (7–68)

11 (7–57)

42 (14–68)

< 0.001

Readmission, n (%)

19 (25.7)

12 (27.9)

7 (22.6)

0.788

Death, n (%)

4 (5.4)

1 (2.3)

3 (9.7)

0.302

Local recurrence

1 (1.4)

1 (3.2)

 

Pancreatic cancer

1 (1.4)

1 (3.2)

 

Heart failure

1 (1.4)

1 (2.3)

 

Herpes encephalitis

1 (1.4)

1 (3.2)

 

Median observation period, month (range)

52.0 (6.5–157.6)

38.8 (6.5–157.6)

59.8 (9.3–143.6)

0.123

  1. APC algon plasma coagulation, EP endoscopic papillectomy, PD pancreatoduodenectomy.