Robotic distal pancreatectomy: Comparison of spleen-preservation by the Warshaw technique and splenectomy.

Shin-E WangBor-Uei ShyrShih-Chin ChenYi-Ming Shyr

Published in: The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS (2018)

Both RDP-SP and RDP-S are feasible in selected patients. RDP-SP is feasible and time-saving. Although gastric/perigastric varices and spleen infarction are not uncommon after RDP-SP, they appear to be clinically irrelevant.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
minimally invasive
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
robot assisted
clinical evaluation