Table 2. Early postoperative results and outcomes after three months of surgery

	Biliopancreatic tunneling (n=5)	Choledochojejunostomy (n=3)	p-value
Mean postoperative stay (days)	8±5	7±1	p=0.81)
Postoperative complication (%)	20	0	p=12)
Izbicki score	9 (0–24)	28 (18–56)	p=0.13)
Effective pain relief (%)	100	33	p=0.12)
Complete pain relief (%)	60	0	p=0.22)
SF-12 PCS	71 (58–100)	46 (46–63)	p=0.13)
SF-12 MCS	81 (77–93)	75 (55–83)	p=0.33)
Endocrine insufficiency (%)	20	33	p=12)
Exocrine insufficiency (%)	0	66	p=0.12)
Nausea (%)	0	0
Weight loss (%)	0	66	p=0.12)
Anorexia (%)	0	33	p=0.42)
Recurrent biliary obstruction (%)	0	0

Student’s t-test, with the Shapiro-Wilk test, showed a normal distribution of variables.
Fisher exact test.
Wilcoxon rank-sum test, with the Shapiro-Wilk test, showed an abnormal distribution of variables.
PCS, physical component summary; MCS, mental component summary.