Azagra JS, Rosso E, Pascotto B, de Blasi V, Henrard A, González González L. Real robotic total mesopancreas excision (TMpE) assisted by hanging manoeuver (HM): Standardised technique.
Int J Med Robot 2021;
17:e2259. [PMID:
33825351 DOI:
10.1002/rcs.2259]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is one of the most demanding interventions for digestive surgeons. R0 resection is a key point for the overall survival and disease-free survival. Total mesopancreas excision (TMpE) has been described by laparotomy but laparoscopy did not provide good results probably because of the technical difficulties of the approach. We propose a standardised total robotic approach.
METHODS
In this step-by-step technical description, we propose as example, a case of a 53-year-old man with a pancreatic head adenocarcinoma with doubts about the invasion of the mesopancreas surrounding superior mesenteric artery. The mesopancreas hanging manoeuver allows us to perform a TMpE.
RESULTS
The surgery performed was a robotic artery first pancreaticoduodenectomy with TMpE. The pathological result was pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma pT2, N1 (1/23), M0, V0, L0, Pn0, R0.
CONCLUSIONS
Robotic approach is safe, effective and reproductible. Through a standardised technique, it may overcome some of the technical difficulties of laparoscopic PD.
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