Laparoscopic pancreatic surgery: An overview of the literature and experiences of a single center.
Pancreatic surgery was reported as early as 1898. Since then significant developments have been made in the field of pancreatic resections. In addition, advances in laparoscopic surgery in general have seen the description of this approach in pancreatic surgery with increasing frequency. Although there are no randomized controlled trials, several large series and comparative studies have reported on the short and long term outcome of laparoscopic pancreatic surgery. Furthermore, in the last decade published systematic reviews and meta-analyses have reported on cost effectiveness and outcomes of these procedures.
Department of General and HPB Surgery, Royal Blackburn Hospital, Lancashire, UK. Electronic address: dsubar@hotmail.com.
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Department of Surgery, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands. Electronic address: pgobardhan@amphia.nl.
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Department of Digestive Diseases, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France. Electronic address: brice.gayet@imm.fr.
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D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D012371:Robotics; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted; D016896:Treatment Outcome
Distal pancreatectomy; Laparoscopic pancreatic surgery; Laparoscopy; Pancreatic enucleation; Pancreaticoduodenectomy; Surgery; Whipple