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Open Access 01-12-2014 | Technical innovations
Robotic distal pancreatectomy with or without preservation of spleen: a technical note
Published in: World Journal of Surgical Oncology | Issue 1/2014
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Background
Distal pancreatectomy (DP) is a surgical procedure performed to remove the pancreatic tail jointly with a variable part of the pancreatic body and including a spleen resection in the case of conventional distal pancreatectomy or not in the spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy.
Methods
In this article, we describe a standardized operative technique for fully robotic distal pancreatectomy.
Results
In the last decade, the use of robotic systems has become increasingly common as an approach for benign and malignant pancreatic disease treatment. Robotic Distal Pancreatectomy (RDP) is an emerging technology for which sufficient data to draw definitive conclusions in surgical oncology are still not available because the follow-up period after surgery is too short (less than 2 years).
Conclusions
RDP is an emerging technology for which sufficient data to draw definitive conclusions of value in surgical oncology are still not available, however this techniques is safe and reproducible by surgeons that possess adequate skills.