Pancreatic resection in the era of laparoscopy: State of Art. A systematic review

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue , 2017, Pages 309-316

  Cesaretti, Manuela ^a,b   Bifulco, Lelio ^b   Costi, Renato ^b,c   Zarzavadjian Le Bian, Alban ^b,d  

^a BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Emile Roux Hospital AP HP   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Distal pancreatectomy; Laparoscopy; Pancreatectomy; Pancreatic enucleation; Pancreaticoduodenectomy; Review

Indexed keywords

ENUCLEATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PANCREAS RESECTION; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; LAPAROSCOPY; PANCREAS TUMOR; PANCREATECTOMY; PROCEDURES; TRENDS;

HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PANCREATECTOMY; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY;

EID: 85023604506     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: 17439159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.07.028     Document Type: Review

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