Laparoscopic and robotic distal pancreatectomy: The choice and the future.

Francisco Espin, María Isabel García-Domingo, Manel Cremades, Fernando Pardo, Laura Vidal, Eric Herrero, Jordi Navinés, Alba Zárate, Judith Camps y Esteban Cugat.

La pancreatectomía distal (PD) mínimamente invasiva (MIS) está actualmente bien establecida, ya sea mediante técnica laparoscópica (PDL) o robótica (PDR). De 83 PD realizadas entre enero del 2018 y marzo del 2022, se realizaron 57 casos (68,7%) mediante MIS, 35 PDL y 22 PDR (da Vinci Xi). Se evalúa la experiencia de ambos procedimientos y el valor del abordaje robótico. Se analizan en detalle los casos de conversión.

La PDMIS es un procedimiento seguro y factible en pacientes seleccionados. Una planificación quirúrgica y la implementación escalonada basada en la experiencia previa ayudan a afrontar procedimientos técnicamente exigentes. Se sugiere que la PDR podría ser el abordaje de elección en la pancreatectomía corporocaudal, no siendo inferior a la PDL.

Doctors who have participated

Dr. Espín

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Francisco Espín is a  Medical specialist in hepatobiliopancreatic (HPB) surgery and pancreatic transplantation. Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Germans Trias Teaching Unit).

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Dr. Cremades

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Manel Cremades is a Medical specialist in hepatobiliopancreatic (HPB) surgery and pancreatic transplantation. He is also an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB – Germans Trias Teaching Unit), collaborates on management committees for the implementation of hospital transformation projects, and is the co-founder of two startups in the health sector.

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Dr. Pardo

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Fernando Pardo (Madrid, 1986) is a Digestive surgeon specializing in hepatobiliopancreatic surgery and pancreatic transplantation.

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Dr. Navinés

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Surgeon Specialist in General and Digestive System Surgery and Doctor of Surgery from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

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Dra. Zárate

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Alba Zárate (Barcelona, 1989) is a Digestive surgeon specializing in hepatobiliopancreatic surgery and pancreatic transplantation.

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Dr. Cugat

Clinical Head of the Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery Team

Dr. Esteban Cugat (Barcelona, 1960) is a medical specialist in General and Digestive System Surgery. Specialized in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery. Clinical Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Barcelona. 

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