| Symptoms | D1 dissection | Modified D2 dissection | p value | |||
| No. | % age | No. | % age | |||
| Presenting symptoms | Abdominal pain/Discomfort | 18 | 78.3 | 20 | 74.1 | 0.729 (NS) |
| Early satiety | 11 | 47.8 | 19 | 70.4 | 0.105 (NS) | |
| Post prandial fullness | 15 | 65.2 | 18 | 66.7 | 0.914 (NS) | |
| Anorexia | 12 | 52.2 | 15 | 55.6 | 0.811 (NS) | |
| Dysphagia | 1 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.460 (NS) | |
| Haematemesis/Malena | 2 | 8.7 | 1 | 3.7 | 0.886 (NS) | |
| Weight loss | 16 | 69.6 | 21 | 77.8 | 0.509 (NS) | |