Laparoscopic Pancreatoduodenectomy in Elderly Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Adrian BartosSimona MărgăritHorea BocseIulia KrisboiIoana IancuCaius BreazuPatricia Plesa-FurdaSandu BrînzilăDaniel LeucutaCornel IancuIon Cosmin PuiaNadim Al HajjarLidia Ciobanu

Published in: Life (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)

Based on our meta-analysis, we identify that LPD in elderly is a safe procedure, with significantly lower 90-day mortality rates when compared with the open approach. Our results should be considered with caution, considering the retrospective analyses of the included studies; larger prospective studies are required.

Keyphrases

case control
systematic review
minimally invasive
robot assisted
cardiovascular events
meta analyses
cross sectional
randomized controlled trial