Table 5 Comparison of study results relating to the Frey procedure and partial pancreaticoduodenectomy.
Follow-up in months | Number of patients | Freedom from pain | Significant improvement | Newly acquired, insulin-requiring diabetes | Newly acquired exocrine insufficiency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frey procedure | ||||||
Own results | 50 | 30 | 50% | 43% | 17% | 30% |
Frey, 1994 | 37 | 50 | 34% | 40.50% | 11% | 11% |
Izbicki, 1995 | 18 | 22 | 89% | - | - | 10% |
Izbicki, 1997 | 30 | 36 | 92% | - | 3% | 3% |
Izbicki 1998 | 24 | 31 | 90% | - | - | 3% |
Pancreaticoduodenectomy | ||||||
Own results | 50 | 6 | - | 67% | 50% | 17% |
Klempa, 1995 | 36 | 30 | 60% | 10% | 30% | 80% |
Izbicki, 1998 | 24 | 30 | 87% | - | 9.70% | 22.60% |
Witzigmann, 2002 | 18 | 20 | 40% | 20% | 10% | no data |