title: Laparoscopic resection of a pancreatic serous cystadenoma preserving the integrity of main pancreatic duct: a case report.
abstract: Pancreatic serous cystadenomas are rare benign cystic neoplasms. Extended operations are unnecessary for serous cystadenomas and minimally invasive surgery should be performed. Laparoscopic pancreatic procedures are under evaluation. We present a case of a 79-year-old Greek woman with symptomatic cholelithiasis and a serous pancreatic cystadenoma located at the neck of the pancreas. In the occasion of a standard laparoscopic cholecystectomy the pancreatic mass was resected with a novel minimally invasive laparoscopic method preserving the integrity of the main pancreatic duct and the whole pancreas. Laparoscopic resection is a feasible, safe and effective treatment of benign pancreatic tumors, in experienced hands under proper indications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Democritus University of Thrace, University General Hospital Dragana, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece. mpitiak@med.duth.gr
authors.forename: Michail
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pitiakoudis
authors.forename: Petros
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zezos
authors.forename: Anastasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oikonomou
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tsalikidis
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kouklakis
authors.forename: Sotirios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Botaitis
authors.forename: Constantinos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Simopoulos