Laparoscopic versus open pancreatoduodenectomy: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

CONCLUSIONS: the perioperative safety of laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy, which may have an advantage of lower estimated blood loss, is comparable to that of open pancreatoduodenectomy. Currently, a small volume of cases may be an important reason that affects the evaluation between laparoscopic and open pancreatoduodenectomy. Further evaluation of laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy will require large randomized control trials. PMID: 31823640 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Rev Esp Enferm Dig Source Type: research