Robotic distal pancreatectomy with or without preservation of spleen: a technical note

Distal pancreatectomy (DP) is a surgical procedure performed to remove the pancreatic tail jointly with a variable part of the pancreatic body and including a spleen resection in the case of conventional distal pancreatectomy or not in the spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy. In this article, we...

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Published in:	World journal of surgical oncology Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 295
Main Authors:	Parisi, Amilcare, Coratti, Francesco, Cirocchi, Roberto, Grassi, Veronica, Desiderio, Jacopo, Farinacci, Federico, Ricci, Francesco, Adamenko, Olga, Economou, Anastasia Iliana, Cacurri, Alban, Trastulli, Stefano, Renzi, Claudio, Castellani, Elisa, Di Rocco, Giorgio, Redler, Adriano, Santoro, Alberto, Coratti, Andrea
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BioMed Central Ltd 23-09-2014 BioMed Central
Subjects:	Humans Organ Sparing Treatments - methods Pancreatectomy Pancreatectomy - methods Pancreatic Neoplasms - surgery Prognosis Robotic surgery Robotics - methods Spleen - surgery Technical Innovations Technology application
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Summary:	Distal pancreatectomy (DP) is a surgical procedure performed to remove the pancreatic tail jointly with a variable part of the pancreatic body and including a spleen resection in the case of conventional distal pancreatectomy or not in the spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy. In this article, we describe a standardized operative technique for fully robotic distal pancreatectomy. In the last decade, the use of robotic systems has become increasingly common as an approach for benign and malignant pancreatic disease treatment. Robotic Distal Pancreatectomy (RDP) is an emerging technology for which sufficient data to draw definitive conclusions in surgical oncology are still not available because the follow-up period after surgery is too short (less than 2 years). RDP is an emerging technology for which sufficient data to draw definitive conclusions of value in surgical oncology are still not available, however this techniques is safe and reproducible by surgeons that possess adequate skills.
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ISSN:	1477-7819 1477-7819
DOI:	10.1186/1477-7819-12-295