Robotic versus Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy: A Meta-Analysis of Short-Term Outcomes.

AIM:To compare the safety and efficacy of robotic-assisted distal pancreatectomy (RADP) and laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (LDP). METHODS:A literature search of PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library database up to June 30, 2015 was performed. The following key words were used: pancreas, dista...

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Main Authors: Jia-Yu Zhou, Chang Xin, Yi-Ping Mou, Xiao-Wu Xu, Miao-Zun Zhang, Yu-Cheng Zhou, Chao Lu, Rong-Gao Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4790929?pdf=render