The role of laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy in elderly patients.

CONCLUSIONS: LDP is safe and feasible if compared to ODP in selected elderly patients with body and tail pancreatic tumors. Less blood loss and shorter hospital stay are the most evident advantages of minimally invasive approach. Randomized controlled trilas and high-volume centers prospective studies with long-term outcomes are necessary to consider laparosocpy a standard of care. Minimally invasive robotic surgery may represent an interesting alternative to laparosocpy especially for splee-preserving procedures. PMID: 29366312 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Minerva Chirurgica - Category: Surgery Tags: Minerva Chir Source Type: research