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Systemic Review of the Feasibility and Advantage of Minimally Invasive Pancreaticoduodenectomy

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Abstract

Background

Minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenectomy (MIPD), which includes laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (LPD) and robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy (RPD), is a complex procedure that needs to be performed by experienced surgeons. However, the safety and oncologic performance have not yet been conclusively determined.

Methods

A systematic literature search was performed using the Embase, Medline, and PubMed databases to identify all studies published up to March 2015. Articles written in English containing the keywords: “pancreaticoduodenectomy” or “Whipple operation” combined with “laparoscopy,” “laparoscopic,” “robotic,” “da vinci,” or “minimally invasive surgery” were selected. Furthermore, to increase the power of evidence, articles describing more than ten MIPDs were selected for this review.

Results

Twenty-six articles matched the review criteria. A total of 780 LPDs and 248 RPDs were included in the current review. The overall conversion rate to open surgery was 9.1 %. The weighted average operative time was 422.6 min, and the weighted average blood loss was 321.1 mL. The weighted average number of harvested lymph nodes was 17.1, and the rate of microscopically positive tumor margins was 8.4 %. The cumulative morbidity was 35.9 %, and a pancreatic fistula was reported in 17.0 % of cases. The average length of hospital stay was 12.4 days, and the mortality rate was 2.2 %.

Conclusions

In conclusion, after reviewing one-thousand cases in the current literature, we conclude that MIPD offers a good perioperative, postoperative, and oncologic outcome. MIPD is feasible and safe in well-selected patients.

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    2. Department of General Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, 5 Fu-Hsing Street, Kwei-Shan Shiang, Taoyuan, Taiwan

      Yu-Yin Liu, Chun-Nan Yeh & Ta-Sen Yeh

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    Liao, CH., Wu, YT., Liu, YY. et al. Systemic Review of the Feasibility and Advantage of Minimally Invasive Pancreaticoduodenectomy. World J Surg 40, 1218–1225 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-016-3433-1

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