Figures do matter: A literature review of 4587 robotic pancreatic resections and their implications on training.

Journal: Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences
Published Date:

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The use of robotic assistance in minimally invasive pancreatic resection is quickly growing.

Authors

  • Giovanni B Levi Sandri
    Department of Surgery, Ospedale Santa Scolastica, Cassino, Italy.
  • Mohammed Abu Hilal
    Department of Surgery, Fondazione Poliambulanza - Istituto Ospedaliero, Brescia, Italy.
  • Safi Dokmak
    Department of HPB Surgery Liver Transplantation Beaujon Hospital Clichy, France.
  • Bjørn Edwin
    The Intervention Centre and Department of HPB Surgery, Oslo University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
  • Thilo Hackert
    Klinik für Allgemein‑, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120, Heidelberg, Deutschland. Thilo.Hackert@med.uni-heidelberg.de.
  • Tobias Keck
    Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany.
  • Igor Khatkov
    Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Moscow Clinical Scientific Center, Moscow, Russia.
  • Marc G Besselink
    Department of Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. m.g.besselink@amsterdamumc.nl.
  • Ugo Boggi