HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study Observational Study
Laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy with open or laparoscopic reconstruction during the learning curve: a multicenter propensity score matched study.
Laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy with open reconstruction (LPD-OR) has been suggested to lower the rate of postoperative pancreatic fistula reported after laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy with laparoscopic reconstruction (LPD). Propensity score matched studies are, lacking. ⋯ In this propensity matched cohort performed early in the learning curve, no benefit was found for LPD-OR, as compared to LPD.