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HPB (Oxford). 2006;8(3):233-4. doi: 10.1080/13651820510003753.

Telerobotic-assisted laparoscopic spleen-preserving partial resection of the pancreatic tail for insulinoma.

HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association

G Woeste, C Zapletal, M Golling, K H Usadel, T J Vogl, W O Bechstein, C Wullstein

Affiliations

  1. Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany. [email protected]

PMID: 18333283 PMCID: PMC2131675 DOI: 10.1080/13651820510003753

Abstract

Laparoscopic pancreatic resection is rarely described. Telerobotic-assisted laparoscopy may offer some advantages for resection of the pancreatic tail. A 49-year-old woman was diagnosed with insulinoma located in the pancreatic tail. Telerobotic-assisted laparoscopic spleen-preserving resection of the pancreatic tail was performed. Operation time was 195 minutes. The postoperative course was uneventful. The previously described advantages of a telerobotic approach with extended range of motion and three-dimensional view make more complex operations like pancreatic resection possible and may offer extended indications for laparoscopic surgery.

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