Comparing oncologic and surgical outcomes of robotic and laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy: a propensity-matched analysis.

Jenny H Chang Chase J Wehrle Kimberly P WooRobert NaplesKathryn A StackhouseFadi DahdalehDaniel JoyceRobert SimonToms AugustinR Matthew WalshSamer A Naffouje

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2024)

Laparoscopic and robotic distal pancreatectomy have similar peri- and post-operative surgical and oncologic outcomes, with a higher rate of conversion to open in the laparoscopic cohort.

Keyphrases

robot assisted
minimally invasive
prostate cancer
adipose tissue
rectal cancer
data analysis
glycemic control