Background Introduced more than 20 years ago, laparoscopic pancreatic surgery (LAPS)
has not reached a uniform acceptance among HPB surgeons. As a result, there is no …

Background Innovation in surgical devices and improvement in laparoscopic skills have
gradually led to achieve more challenging surgical procedures. Among these demanding …

Laparoscopic pancreatic surgery is in its infancy despite initial procedures reported two
decades ago. Both laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (LDP) and laparoscopic …

Pancreatic surgery was reported as early as 1898. Since then significant developments
have been made in the field of pancreatic resections. In addition, advances in laparoscopic …

BACKGROUND: The reported experience with laparoscopic pancreatic resections (LPR)
remains limited to case reports or small series of patients. METHODS: A retrospective …

OBJECTIVE: Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (LDP) is a minimally invasive surgical
technique. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the currently available literature and …

Background Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy is regarded as a feasible and safe surgical
alternative to open distal pancreatectomy for lesions of the pancreatic tail and body. The aim …

The findings in 73 patients undergoing laparoscopy for pancreatic cancer have been
reviewed. The procedure was performed immediately prior to a proposed laparotomy which …

In recent years, improved laparoscopic skill sets have expanded surgical management of
pancreatic disease to encompass pancreatic resection, tumor enucleation, débridement …

Introduction The laparoscopic approach to distal pancreatectomy (DP) for benign and
malignant diseases appears to offer advantages and is replacing open surgery in some …