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Challenges in Robotic and Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Surgery in the Year 2020

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Robotic technology may have an advantage, when performing complex, gastrointestinal, minimally invasive reconstructive tasks in narrow anatomical regions, such as minimally invasive esophagectomy, pancreatoduodenectomy, and deep rectal cancer surgery. Other advantages of robotic pancreatic surgery (RPS) include extended triangulation possibilities and a 3D view of the operative field. This technique has been applicated increasingly in recent years. This chapter highlights the status of laparoscopic or robotic surgery for pancreatic cancer today. The evidence of advantages around minimally invasive pancreatoduodenectomy is still limited. When performed in high-volume centers, the procedure seems to safely achieve comparable long-term oncological outcomes. The indication for RPS should be identical to laparoscopic pancreatic surgery. As RPS is still a rather evolving procedure, experiences of experts should be taken into account and modular approaches as well as well-selected cases should be chosen to safely perform the procedures without quality compromises.

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  1. University of Cologne, Department of Surgery, Köln, Germany

    Florian Gebauer

  2. Department of General Surgery, University of Cologne, Köln, Germany

    Christiane J. Bruns & Hans Friedrich Fuchs

  3. Department of General- ,Viszeral-, Tumor and Transplantation Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany

    Hans Friedrich Fuchs

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Gebauer, F., Bruns, C.J., Fuchs, H.F. (2021). Challenges in Robotic and Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Surgery in the Year 2020. In: Horgan, S., Fuchs, KH. (eds) Innovative Endoscopic and Surgical Technology in the GI Tract . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78217-7_2

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