Laparoscopic Intervention to Pancreatic Pseudocyst Confers Short-Term Benefits: A Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Surgical interventions for pancreatic pseudocyst (PP) are traditionally managed by an open surgical approach. With the development of minimally invasive surgical techniques, a laparoscopic surgical approach for PPs has been conducted increasingly with comparable outcomes. The present study was conducted to compare the efficacy and safety of surgical intervention for PPs between the laparoscopic approach and the open approach.

Methods

Databases including Cochrane Library, PubMed, and EMBASE were searched to identify studies that compared the safety and efficacy of surgical intervention for PPs between the laparoscopic approach and the open approach (until Aug 1st 2020).

Results

A total of 6 studies were eligible in qualitative synthesis. The laparoscopic app

SUBMITTER: Guo Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8612789 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature