Minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenectomy for periampullary disease: a comprehensive review of literature and meta-analysis of outcomes compared with open surgery

Minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenectomy for periampullary disease: a comprehensive review of literature and meta-analysis of outcomes compared with open surgery

Abstract Background Minimally invasive pancreatoduodenectomy (MIPD) has been gradually attempted. However, whether MIPD is superior, equal or inferior to its conventional open pancreatoduodenectomy (OPD) is not clear. Methods Studies published up to May 2017 were searched in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane...

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Main Authors: Ke Chen, Yu Pan, Xiao-long Liu, Guang-yi Jiang, Di Wu, Hendi Maher, Xiu-jun Cai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Laparoscopy
Robot
Minimally invasive
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Morbidity
Review
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-017-0691-9

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