Multicentre observational cohort study of implementation and outcomes of laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy

Background Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (LDP) is increasingly being performed as an alternative to open surgery. Whether the implementation and corresponding learning curve of LDP have an impact on patient outcome is unknown. The aim was to investigate the temporal trends in practice across UK centres. Methods This was a retrospective multicentre observational cohort study of LDP in 11 tertiary referral centres in the UK between 2006 and...