Abstract:Introduction: Laparoscopic pancreatic surgery remains one of the most difficult and challenging applications of minimally invasive surgical approaches in spite of great development of these techniques nowadays. Patients and methods: One hundred and thirty one patients with periampullar tumors that planed for laparoscopic Whipple procedure (LPD) between January 2007 and July 2015 were analyzed. In cases when the SMV/PV resection was necessary due to tumor invasion it was performed. Results: One hundred and four… Show more
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