Robotic Resection and Reconstruction of the Superior Mesenteric Vein Without Graft During Pancreatoduodenectomy (with Video).
Marcel Autran Cesar MachadoBruno H MattosMurillo M Lobo FilhoFabio F MakdissiPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2021)
Robotic resection and reconstruction of the SMV is safe and feasible without graft during pancreatoduodenectomy in patients with invasion but not encasing of the portal vein or SMV. The proposed technique should be used in cases where the invasion requires extended resection that precludes simple lateral suture.