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Keith D. Lillemoe, MD

Arch Surg. 2008;143(3):295.

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Throughout the last decade, there have been 2 major trends observed in pancreatic surgery: (1) the increased frequency of detection of pancreatic "incidentalomas" owing to the widespread use of abdominal imaging and (2) the development and refinement of laparoscopic techniques for pancreatic resection. Fortunately, these 2 trends fit nicely together, allowing a minimal access option for the resection of the ever-increasing number of pancreatic neoplasms identified. Because most of these incidental lesions are benign or, at worst, premalignant and most of them occur in women, laparoscopic pancreatic surgery has been embraced at most high-volume pancreatic centers.

This study by Sa Cunha and colleagues is one of the largest series of laparoscopic pancreatic surgery yet reported. The authors describe 60 patients undergoing a variety of surgical resections, including distal pancreatectomy (with or without splenectomy), medial pancreatectomy, tumor enucleation, and even a pancreatoduodenectomy and a total pancreatectomy. Their . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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