Learning Curve of Robotic Pancreaticoduodenectomy with Portal-Superior Mesenteric Vein Resection for Pancreatic Cancers.

ABSTRACT: Background: Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) with portal-superior mesenteric vein (PV-SMV) resection is increasingly performed in borderline-resectable periampullary cancer. While conventional PD is the reference standard, robotic PD (RPD) may improve operative ergonomics and recovery; its performance and learning curve in PV-SMV resection remain unclear. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed consecutive patients undergoing PD with PV-SMV resection at a single tertiary center by a single surgeon (July 2016-September 2022). Twenty-seven patients met the inclusion criteria and were grouped as conventional PD (n = 14) or RPD (n = 13). To assess the learning curve, RPD cases were stratified as early (cases 1-3) versus late (cases 4-13). Primary outcomes wer

SUBMITTER: Ku PY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12653503 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature