Distal pancreatectomy: A single institution's experience in open, laparoscopic, and robotic approaches Journal Article


Authors: Lee, S. Y.; Allen, P. J.; Sadot, E.; D'Angelica, M. I.; DeMatteo, R. P.; Fong, Y.; Jarnagin, W. R.; Kingham, T. P.
Article Title: Distal pancreatectomy: A single institution's experience in open, laparoscopic, and robotic approaches
Abstract: Background The indications for minimally invasive (MIS) pancreatectomy have slowly increased as experience, techniques, and technology have improved and evolved to manage malignant lesions in selected patients without compromising safety and oncologic principles. There are sparse data comparing laparoscopic, robotic, and open distal pancreatectomy (DP). Study Design All patients undergoing DP at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center between 2000 and 2013 were analyzed from a prospective database. Clinicopathologic and survival data were analyzed to compare perioperative and oncologic outcomes in patients who underwent DP via open, laparoscopic, and robotic approaches. Results Eight hundred five DP were performed during the study period, comprising 37 robotic distal pancreatectomies (RDP), 131 laparoscopic distal pancreatectomies (LDP), and 637 open distal pancreatectomies (ODP). The 3 groups were similar with respect to American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score, sex ratio, body mass index, pancreatic fistula rate, and 90-day morbidity and mortality. Patients in the ODP group were generally older (p = 0.001), had significantly higher intraoperative blood loss (p < 0.001), and had a trend toward a longer hospital stay (p = 0.05). Of the significant preoperative variables, visceral fat was predictive of conversion on multivariate analysis (p = 0.003). Oncologic outcomes in the adenocarcinoma cases were similar for the 3 groups, with high rates of R0 resection (88% to 100%). The ODP group had a higher lymph node yield than the LDP and RDP groups (15.4, [SD 8.7] vs 10.4 [SD 8.0] vs 12[SD 7.2], p = 0.04). Conclusions The RDP and LDP were comparable with respect to most perioperative outcomes, with no clear advantage of one approach over the other. Both of these MIS techniques may have advantages over ODP in well-selected patients. All approaches achieved a similarly high rate of R0 resection for patients with adenocarcinoma.
Keywords: adult; cancer survival; major clinical study; mortality; pancreas resection; laparoscopic surgery; bleeding; morbidity; sex ratio; cancer center; hospitalization; body mass; pancreas adenocarcinoma; robotics; distal pancreatectomy; pancreas fistula; intraabdominal fat; laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy; human; male; female; article; open distal pancreatectomy; robotic distal pancreatectomy
Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume: 220
Issue: 1
ISSN: 1072-7515
Publisher: Elsevier Science, Inc.  
Date Published: 2015-01-01
Start Page: 18
End Page: 27
Language: English
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.10.004
PROVIDER: scopus
PUBMED: 25456783
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Notes: Export Date: 2 January 2015 -- Source: Scopus
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  1. Ronald P DeMatteo
    637 DeMatteo
  2. Peter Allen
    501 Allen
  3. William R Jarnagin
    903 Jarnagin
  4. Yuman Fong
    775 Fong
  5. T Peter Kingham
    609 Kingham
  6. Ser Yee Lee
    9 Lee
  7. Eran Sadot
    38 Sadot