title: Early National Experience with Laparoscopic Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Is This Really a Short Learning Curve?
authors.affiliation: Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Zhi Ven
authors.initials: ZV
authors.lastname: Fong
authors.affiliation: Boston, MA.
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Cristina R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Ferrone
authors.affiliation: Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Keith D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Lillemoe
authors.affiliation: Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fernandez Del Castillo
mesh_terms: D021441:Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy / Q000379:methods*