Clinical efficacy of spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy with or without splenic vessel preservation: A Meta-analysis

摘要

Objective: The meta-analysis was performed to investigate the clinical efficacy of spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy with splenic vessel preservation (SPDP-SVP) and spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy with splenic vessel resection (SPDP-SVR). Methods: Potential articles were searched on the databases of Pubmed, Embase, and Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) from January 1988 until March 2017. Weight mean difference (WMD) with 95% confidence interval (CI) was applied to compare the efficacy of SPDP-SVP and SPDP-SVR. Odds ratio (OR) with 95% CI was calculated to figure out the risks for complications. P 2