Reassessing the role of lymph node dissection in pancreatic cancer surgery: Balancing oncologic control and immune function preservation

Table 1 Comparison of standard and extended lymphadenectomy

Outcome	Standard lymphadenectomy	Extended lymphadenectomy	Ref.
Overall survival	No difference in survival	No difference in survival	[1-3,7,8]
Operating time	Shorter operating time	Longer operating time (50.13 minutes)	[2,3,7]
Blood loss	Less blood loss	Increased blood loss (137.43 mL)	[2,3,7]
Complications	Similar complication rates	Trend toward increased morbidity	[1,2,7]
Quality of life	Better quality of life	Worse quality of life	[9]
Lymph node retrieval	Fewer lymph nodes retrieved	More lymph nodes retrieved	[2,3,7]