Effects of Minimally Invasive Versus Open Pancreatoduodenectomy on Short-Term Surgical Outcomes and Postoperative Nutritional and Immunological Statuses: A Single-Institution Propensity Score-Matched Study.
Shinsei YumotoHiromitsu HayashiKosuke MimaDaisuke OgawaRumi ItoyamaYuki KitanoShigeki NakagawaHirohisa OkabeHideo BabaPublished in: Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches (2024)
MIPD has several surgical advantages (excluding a prolonged operative time), and it enhances the achievement of textbook outcomes over OPD. However, the postoperative nutritional and immunological statuses are equivalent for both procedures.