A comparison of minimally invasive vs open distal pancreatectomy for resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: Propensity score matching analysis.

Jae Woo KwonSeo Young ParkYe Jong ParkEunsung JunWoohyung LeeKi Byung SongJae Hoon LeeDae-Wook Hwang Song-Cheol Kim

Published in: Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences (2020)

Minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy has advantages with respect to postoperative hospital stay, interval between surgery, and adjuvant treatment. MIDP is associated with the possibility of improved survival rate for resectable PDAC.

Keyphrases

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robot assisted
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liver metastases
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