Robotic versus open pancreatoduodenectomy in patients with pancreatic duct adenocarcinoma after the learning curve: a propensity score-matched analysis.

Haoda ChenYuanchi WengShulin ZhaoWeishen WangYuchen JiChenghong PengXiaxing DengBaiyong Shen

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2023)

After the learning curve, RPD had improved oncologic outcomes in PDAC patients compared to OPD. Future prospective randomized clinical trials will be required to validate these findings.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
squamous cell carcinoma
prognostic factors
minimally invasive
type diabetes
radiation therapy
patient reported outcomes
skeletal muscle
weight loss