Impact of shifting from laparoscopic to robotic surgery during 600 minimally invasive pancreatic and liver resections.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many centers worldwide are shifting from laparoscopic to robotic minimally invasive hepato-pancreato-biliary resections (MIS-HPB) but large single center series assessing this process are lacking. We hypothesized that the introduction of robot-assisted surgery was safe and feasible in a high-volume center.

Methods

Single center, post-hoc assessment of prospectively collected data including all consecutive MIS-HPB resections (January 2010-February 2022). As of December 2018, all MIS pancreatoduodenectomy and liver resections were robot-assisted. All surgeons had participated in dedicated training programs for laparoscopic and robotic MIS-HPB. Primary outcomes were in-hospital/30-day mortality and Clavien-Dindo ≥ 3 complications.

Results

Among 1875 pancreatic

SUBMITTER: Emmen AMLH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10082117 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature