The learning curve for a surgeon in robot-assisted laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy: a retrospective study in a high-volume pancreatic center.

Tao ZhangZhi-Ming ZhaoYuan-Xing GaoWan Yee LauJianhua Liu

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2018)

RPD was technically feasible and safe in selected patients. The learning curve was completed after 40 RPD. Further studies are required to confirm the long-term oncological outcomes of RPD.

Keyphrases

robot assisted
minimally invasive
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
peritoneal dialysis
prostate cancer
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
patient reported outcomes
weight loss
radical prostatectomy