title: [Analysis of the Spanish National Registry of Laparoscopic Pancreatic Surgery].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The reported experience with laparoscopic pancreatic surgery remains limited to case reports or small series of patients. A recent European multicenter study has allowed the limits and results of this technique to be known. This article presents an analysis of the results of the Spanish National Registry of Laparoscopic Pancreatic Surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 132 patients with lesions in the left pancreas were included in this series. The final diagnosis included 42 neuroendocrine tumors, 40 cystic neoplasms, 24 cysts and pseudocysts, 8 inflammatory tumors, 8 ductal carcinomas, 7 intraductal papillary mucinous tumors, 1 acinar carcinoma and 2 solid pseudopapillary tumors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The conversion rate was 9.7%. Tumor enucleation was performed only in patients with insulinomas. The most frequent technique was spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy. There were no postoperative deaths. The overall rate of postoperative pancreatic-related complications was 16%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although only a few Spanish hospitals participated in the registry, a greater number of hospitals are expected to enroll patients in the very near future.
authors.affiliation: Registro Español de la Cirugía Laparoscópica del Páncreas. lfcruz@clinic.ub.es
authors.forename: Laureano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fernández-Cruz
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pardo
authors.forename: Esteban
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cugat
authors.forename: Vicente
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Artigas
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Olsina
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rotellar
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carrillo
authors.forename: Hermógenes
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Díaz
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hernández
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Targarona
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miras
authors.forename: Salvador
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morales-Conde
authors.forename: Salvador
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morales-Méndez
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Calafell
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012042:Registries; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013030:Spain