Comparison of outcomes of laparoscopic vs. robotic surgical resection of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) are rare neoplasms. Minimal access surgery has been the favoured approach for these tumors over the past decade. There is a lack of robust data comparing laparoscopic and robotic pancreatic surgery for PNETs and this has led to the lack of a global conclusion regarding which approach is superior. Thus, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of the available data to compare outcomes following laparoscopic versus robotic pancreatic surgery for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.

Methods

Studies reporting outcomes of laparoscopic or robotic surgery for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors were included. Inverse variance and Mantel-Haenszel statistical analysis methods were used for continuous and dichotomous data, resp

SUBMITTER: Singh D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12031817 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature