Background Surgical resection is currently the only treatment with the potential for long‐term
survival and cure of pancreatic cancer. Surgical resection is provided as distal …

Laparoscopic surgery for benign and malignant pancreatic lesions has slowly been gaining
acceptance over the past decade and is being introduced in many centres. Some studies …

Background Robotic distal pancreatectomy (RDP) is performed increasingly, but knowledge
of the number of cases required to attain procedural proficiency is lacking. The aim of this …

In the absence of randomized trials, uncertainty regarding the oncologic efficacy of minimally
invasive distal pancreatectomy (MIDP) remains. This systematic review aimed to compare …

Background Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (LDP) is increasing in popularity thanks to
the benefits that have been recently demonstrated by many authors. The Da Vinci® Surgical …

Background Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy was proposed as an oncologically safe
approach for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Methods A systematic review of the studies …

Objectives: The aim of this study is to compare at a national level, the early and long-term
outcome of distal pancreatectomy (DP) performed by laparoscopy (LapDP) or open surgery …

Studies on postoperative complications and survival in patients with pancreatic
neuroendocrine tumors (pNET) are sparse and randomized controlled trials are not …

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 Robotic surgery offers theoretical advantages to conventional laparoscopic
surgery including improved instrument dexterity, 3D visualization and better ergonomics …