title: Treatment of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms, neuroendocrine and periampullary pancreatic tumors using robotic surgery: a safe and feasible technique.
abstract: In the last few years, robotic surgery has started to take its place in pancreatic surgery. Robotic surgery provides advantages such as enhanced visualisation and freedom of dissection within a confined space and also allows economical surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility, safety and short-term outcome of the robotic approach using the da Vinci robotic system in pancreatic/peripancreatic tumors other than pancreatic carcinomas. Fifteen patients with eight intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms, four pancreatic neuroendocrine and three periampulary tumors were included in this initial series. Seven left pancreatectomies, five pancreatoduodenectomies and two total pancreatectomies were performed at Albert Einstein Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil. The mean operating room time for all the procedures was 503 min (315-775 min). Blood transfusion was necessary in one patient (3 units). The mean length of stay for all patients was 16 days (5-52 days). Large series of robotic pancreatic surgery should be described and the decision as to its routine use will come from cumulative experience. This surgical system allows difficult procedures to be performed more easily, effectively and precisely.
authors.affiliation: Department of General, Gastric and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Albert Einstein Hospital, Rua Monte Aprazível, 149/61A, São Paulo, SP, 04513-030, Brazil.
authors.forename: Antonio Luiz
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: de Vasconcellos Macedo
authors.affiliation: Department of General, Gastric and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Albert Einstein Hospital, Rua Monte Aprazível, 149/61A, São Paulo, SP, 04513-030, Brazil. vschraibman@hotmail.com.|Department of GI Surgery, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP_EPM), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. vschraibman@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schraibman
authors.affiliation: Department of General, Gastric and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Albert Einstein Hospital, Rua Monte Aprazível, 149/61A, São Paulo, SP, 04513-030, Brazil.|Department of GI Surgery, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP_EPM), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okazaki
authors.affiliation: Department of General, Gastric and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Albert Einstein Hospital, Rua Monte Aprazível, 149/61A, São Paulo, SP, 04513-030, Brazil.|Department of GI Surgery, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP_EPM), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fernando Concilio
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Mauro
authors.affiliation: Department of General, Gastric and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Albert Einstein Hospital, Rua Monte Aprazível, 149/61A, São Paulo, SP, 04513-030, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marina Gabrielle
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Epstein
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP_EPM), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Suzan Menasce
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Goldman
authors.affiliation: Department of GI Surgery, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP_EPM), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Suzana A S
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Lustosa
authors.affiliation: Department of GI Surgery, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP_EPM), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Delcio
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Matos
keywords: Duodenopancreatectomy; Pancreatic tumor; Robotic surgery