Short-term clinical outcomes of laparoscopic duodenum-preserving pancreatic head resection for the management of pancreatic-head cystic neoplasms

BACKGROUND: In this study, we aimed to investigate the short-term clinical outcomes of laparoscopic duodenum-preserving pancreatic-head resection (LDPPHR) for the management of pancreatic-head cystic neoplasms. METHODS: This retrospective study included 60 patients who were treated with pancreatic-head cystic neoplasms at the Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University from December 2019 to July 2022. RESULTS: No significant difference was found between the two groups in terms of the baseline and pathological characteristics of patients (P > 0.05). The postoperative exhaust time was shorter in the LDPPHR group compared with the laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (LPD) group (2 (2 and 4) vs. 4 (3 and 5) days; P = 0.003). No significant difference was found between the two groups in terms of operative time, estimated blood loss, intraoperative transfusion, hemoglobin levels on the first postoperative day, total bilirubin before discharge, direct bilirubin before discharge, postoperative hospital stay, postoperative pancreatic fistula, bile leakage, hemorrhage, peritoneal effusion, abdominal infection, delayed gastric emptying, interventional embolization hemostasis, reoperation, and 30-day readmission (P > 0.05). No conversion and 90-day mortality were found in the two groups. The LDPPHR group showed a higher 3-month postoperative PNI, 6-month postoperative TG and 6-month postoperative BMI than the LPD group (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Compared with LPD, LDPPHR can decrease the postoperative exhaust time of patients, improve the short-term postoperative nutritional status, and does not decrease the safety of the perioperative period.