Robotic total pancreatectomy with or without autologous islet cell transplantation: replication of an open technique through a minimal access approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Total pancreatectomy (TP) is a morbid but sometimes necessary operation. Robotic TP is not often reported but may harbor some advantages compared to the open approach. This manuscript details a single institution's outcomes and technique of robotic TP. An accompanying video demonstrates a robotic TP with auto islet cell transplantation (IAT) in which (1) the arterial blood supply and venous drainage are kept intact until the last step of the TP to minimize warm ischemia time and (2) extirpation of the entire pancreas is performed without dividing the pancreatic neck to maximize islet recovery.

Methods

This study is a retrospective review of a prospective database of perioperative outcomes of all consecutive robotic TPs at a single institution. This included a sing

SUBMITTER: Zureikat AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4289123 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature