title: Laparoscopic resection of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.
abstract: Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) are a rare heterogeneous group of endocrine neoplasms. Surgery remains the best curative option for this type of tumor. Over the past two decades, with the development of laparoscopic pancreatic surgery, an increasingly larger number of PNET resections are being performed by these minimally-invasive techniques. In this review article, the various laparoscopic surgical options for the excision of PNETs are discussed. In addition, a summary of the literature describing the outcome of these treatment modalities is presented.
authors.affiliation: Abbas Al-Kurd, Katya Chapchay, Haggi Mazeh, Department of Surgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem 91240, Israel.
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Kurd
authors.affiliation: Abbas Al-Kurd, Katya Chapchay, Haggi Mazeh, Department of Surgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem 91240, Israel.
authors.forename: Katya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chapchay
authors.affiliation: Abbas Al-Kurd, Katya Chapchay, Haggi Mazeh, Department of Surgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem 91240, Israel.
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grozinsky-Glasberg
authors.affiliation: Abbas Al-Kurd, Katya Chapchay, Haggi Mazeh, Department of Surgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem 91240, Israel.
authors.forename: Haggi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mazeh
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects; D018358:Neuroendocrine Tumors / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Laparoscopic resection of gastrointestinal; Laparoscopy; Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor; Surgery