title: Minimally invasive treatment of pancreatic disease.
abstract: Although open surgical procedures remain the standard for both benign and malignant diseases of the pancreas, in recent years a wide variety of surgical procedures performed on the pancreas have been completed laparoscopically. This article reviews the application of minimally invasive surgery to the management of both benign and malignant diseases of the pancreas.
authors.affiliation: Section of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 497 Scaife Hall, 3550 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. leek@upmc.edu
authors.forename: Kenneth K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Dawei
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hughes
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome