Hepatob Pancreat Dis
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Hepatob Pancreat Dis · Oct 2014
Review Meta AnalysisLaparoscopic distal pancreatectomy in Italy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
The use of laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (LDP) increased in the past twenty years but the real diffusion of this technique is still unknown as well as the type of centers (high or low volume) in which this procedure is more frequently performed. ⋯ LDPs were frequently performed in Italy. The "HVC approach" is characterized by a careful selection of patients undergoing LDP. The "LVC approach" is based on the hypothesis that LDPs are equivalent both in short-term and long-term results to laparotomic approach. These data are not conclusive and they point out the need for a national register of laparoscopic pancreatectomy.