Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy: difficulties and solution.
- Author:
Hong-bo WEI
1
Author Information
1. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. drwhb@21cn.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Humans;
Laparoscopy;
methods;
Pancreaticoduodenectomy;
methods
- From:
Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
2012;15(8):781-783
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
With the development of minimally invasive techniques, laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy has been gaining increasing recognition in recent years, but it is still associated with a relatively high morbidity and mortality compared with surgeries for gastrointestinal carcinoma, and its practice has highly complex procedure and longer learning curve. This is a result of the complex nature of the organ, the difficult access as a result of the retroperitoneal position and the number of technically challenging anastomoses required. We try to find the solution for the surgical difficulties encountered with laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy.
