Randomized clinical trial of laparoscopic versus open pancreatoduodenectomy for periampullary tumours.

CONCLUSION: Laparoscopy offered a shorter hospital stay than open pancreatoduodenectomy in this randomized trial. Registration number: NCT02081131( http://www.clinicaltrials.gov). PMID: 28895142 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: The British Journal of Surgery - September 14, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Palanivelu C, Senthilnathan P, Sabnis SC, Babu NS, Srivatsan Gurumurthy S, Anand Vijai N, Nalankilli VP, Praveen Raj P, Parthasarathy R, Rajapandian S Tags: Br J Surg Source Type: research