Minimally invasive versus open distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: An analysis from the U.S. neuroendocrine tumor study group.
Xu-Feng ZhangAlexandra G Lopez-AguiarGeorge PoultsidesEleftherios MakrisFlavio RochaZaheer KanjiSharon WeberRyan FieldsBradley A KrasnickKamran IdreesPaula M SmithCliff ChoCarl R SchmidtShishir K MaithelTimothy M Pawliknull nullPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2019)
Patients undergoing MIDP over ODP in the treatment of pNET had comparable oncologic surgical metrics, as well as similar long-term OS.