Does tumor size influence the outcome of laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy?

Airazat M. Kazaryan; Ingeborg Lodden Solberg; Davit L. Aghayan; Mushegh A. Sahakyan; Ola Reiertsen; V. I. Semikov; Alexander M. Shulutko; Bjørn Edwin

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hpb.2019.11.014

doi.org/10.1016/j.hpb.2019.11.014

Does tumor size influence the outcome of laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy?

Airazat M. Kazaryan

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Ingeborg Lodden Solberg,

..., Bjørn Edwin

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HPB2.90

Volume: 22, Issue: 9, Pages: 1280 - 1287

Published: Sep 1, 2020

Abstract

BackgroundLaparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (LDP) is a safe procedure, but its role in resection of large pancreatic lesions has been questioned.MethodsPatients who underwent LDP for pancreatic solitary tumors in 1997–2017 were included in this study. The patients were divided into three groups in accordance with tumor size: <3.5 cm (group I); from 3.5 cm to 7.0 cm (group II), and ≥7 cm (group III).Results218, 146 and 58 patients were...