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- Surgical techniques for pancreatic cancer are evolving, with an emphasis on neoadjuvant treatments and minimal access surgeries, requiring surgeons to adapt their skills.
- While traditional open surgery is still the most common approach, there is a need to modify surgical steps based on neoadjuvant therapies.
- Robotic and laparoscopic methods for pancreatic resection are emerging options, though they are still developing, and this article reviews current practices and patient outcomes related to these techniques.
Article Abstract
Surgical options and approaches to pancreatic cancer are changing in the current era. Neoadjuvant treatment strategies for pancreatic cancer combined with the increased use of minimal access surgical techniques mean that the modern pancreatic surgeon requires mastering a number of surgical approaches with to optimally manage patients. Whilst traditional open surgery remains the most frequent approach for surgery, the specific steps during surgery may need to be modified in light of the aforementioned neoadjuvant treatments. Robotic and laparoscopic approaches to pancreatic resection are feasible, but these surgical methods remain in their infancy. In this review article, we summarise the current surgical approaches to pancreatic cancer and how these are adapted to the minimal access setting with discussion of the patient outcome data.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7273371 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4162657 | DOI Listing |
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