SynthesisLangenbeck's archives of surgery2019
Central pancreatectomy: a comprehensive, up-to-date meta-analysis.
Synthesis in Langenbeck's archives of surgery, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.
- Central pancreatectomy: a Latin American experience of parenchyma-sparing surgery for benign and low-grade pancreatic neoplasms.Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery · 2026Article
- Treatment of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Beyond Traditional Surgery and Targeted Therapy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- ArtiSential-assisted laparoscopic central pancreatectomy.Journal of minimally invasive surgery · 2024Article
- Laparoscopic Central Pancreatectomy with Modified Blumgart Pancreatojejunostomy for Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor.Annals of surgical oncology · 2024Article
- Preservation of Pancreatic Function Should Not Be Disregarded When Performing Pancreatectomies for Pancreatoblastoma in Children.Pediatric reports · 2024Review
- Efficacy of pancreaticojejunostomy of the pancreatic stump during distal or central pancreatectomy.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2024Article
- Outcomes of Duct-to-Mucosa vs. Invagination Pancreatojejunostomy: Toward a Personalized Approach for Distal Pancreatic Stump Anastomosis in Central Pancreatectomy?Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Middle Segment-Preserving Pancreatectomy to Avoid Pancreatic Insufficiency: Individual Patient Data Analysis of All Published Cases from 2003-2021.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Is central pancreatectomy an effective alternative to distal pancreatectomy for low-grade pancreatic neck and body tumors: A 20-year single-center propensity score-matched case-control study.Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery · 2023Article
- Laparoscopic versus open central pancreatectomy: a propensity score-matched analysis in a single centre.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2023Article
- Analysis of the clinical efficacy of laparoscopic middle pancreatectomy in the treatment of benign or low-grade malignant tumors of the pancreas.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- Nomogram predicts CR-POPF in open central pancreatectomy patients with benign or low-grade malignant pancreatic neoplasms.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
- Laparoscopic pancreatectomy for benign or low-grade malignant pancreatic tumors: outcomes in a single high-volume institution.BMC surgery · 2021Article
- Central Pancreatectomy: Significance of Vascularity on Anastomotic Integrity and a Note on Reconstructive Technique.Cureus · 2021Article
- Relationship between pancreatic parenchyma loss and early postoperative hyperglycemia in patients with benign pancreatic diseases.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2021Article
- The Landmark Series: Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors.Annals of surgical oncology · 2021Article
- Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor presenting in indolent systemic mastocytosis: A case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2020Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundCentral pancreatectomy (CP) is the alternative to distal pancreatectomy (DP) for specific pathologies of the mid-pancreas. However, the benefits of CP over DP remain controversial. This study aims to compare the two procedures by conducting a meta-analysis of all published papers.
methodsA systematic search of original studies comparing CP vs. DP was performed using PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane Library databases up to June 2018. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) checklist was followed.
resultsTwenty-one studies were included (596 patients with CP and 1070 patients with DP). Compared to DP, CP was associated with significantly higher rates of overall and severe morbidity (p < 0.0001), overall and clinically relevant pancreatic fistula (p < 0.0001), postoperative hemorrhage (p = 0.02), but with significantly lower incidences of new-onset (p < 0.0001) and worsening diabetes mellitus (p = 0.004). Furthermore, significantly longer length of hospital stay (p < 0.0001) was observed for CP patients.
conclusionsCP is superior to DP regarding the preservation of pancreatic functions, but at the expense of significantly higher complication rates and longer hospital stay. Proper selection of patients is of utmost importance to maximize the benefits and mitigate the risks of CP.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.