Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy is associated with significantly less overall morbidity compared to the open technique: a systematic review and meta-analysis

R Venkat, BH Edil, RD Schulick, AO Lidor… - Annals of …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To compare laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (LDP) versus open distal
pancreatectomy (ODP) by using meta-analytical techniques. Background: LDP is …

Insulinoma

CS Grant - Best practice & research Clinical gastroenterology, 2005 - Elsevier
Although rare, insulinomas are the most common functioning islet cell tumour of the
pancreas. Recognition of the key neuroglycopenic symptoms should trigger the initial …

Comparison of the duration of hospital stay after laparoscopic or open distal pancreatectomy: randomized controlled trial

B Björnsson, AL Larsson, C Hjalmarsson… - Journal of British …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Studies have suggested that laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (LDP) is
advantageous compared with open distal pancreatectomy (ODP) regarding hospital stay …

Distal pancreatectomy: a single institution's experience in open, laparoscopic, and robotic approaches

SY Lee, PJ Allen, E Sadot, MI D'Angelica… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background The indications for minimally invasive (MIS) pancreatectomy have slowly
increased as experience, techniques, and technology have improved and evolved to …

Left-sided pancreatectomy: a multicenter comparison of laparoscopic and open approaches

DA Kooby, T Gillespie, D Bentrem, A Nakeeb… - Annals of …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To compare perioperative outcomes of laparoscopic left-sided pancreatectomy
(LLP) with traditional open left-sided pancreatectomy (OLP) in a multicenter experience …

Laparoscopic robotic-assisted pancreaticoduodenectomy: a case-matched comparison with open resection

S Chalikonda, JR Aguilar-Saavedra, RM Walsh - Surgical endoscopy, 2012 - Springer
Background Minimally invasive procedures have expanded recently to include
pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), but the efficacy of a laparoscopic robotic-assisted approach …

Laparoscopic pancreatic resection: results of a multicenter European study of 127 patients

JY Mabrut, L Fernandez-Cruz, JS Azagra, C Bassi… - Surgery, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The reported experience with laparoscopic pancreatic resections (LPR)
remains limited to case reports or small series of patients. METHODS: A retrospective …

Conventional laparoscopic and robot-assisted spleen-preserving pancreatectomy: does da Vinci have clinical advantages?

CM Kang, DH Kim, WJ Lee, HS Chi - Surgical endoscopy, 2011 - Springer
Background Function-preserving minimally invasive pancreatectomy is thought to be an
ideal approach for pancreatic benign and borderline malignant lesions requiring …

Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy and pancreatoduodenectomy: is it worthwhile? A metaanalysis of laparoscopic pancreatectomy

M Nakamura, H Nakashima - Journal of HepatoBiliary …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background/purpose This study was performed to evaluate the outcomes of laparoscopic
distal pancreatectomy (LDP) and laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy (LPD) compared …

Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy: results on a consecutive series of 58 patients

G Melotti, G Butturini, M Piccoli, L Casetti… - Annals of …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To describe the clinical characteristics, indications, technical procedures, and
outcome of a consecutive series of laparoscopic distal pancreatic resections performed by …