Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy had longer operating times, but patients lost less blood vs. open surgery. Postoperative complications and 90-day mortality were similar between groups.

[5–7] Just as in open surgery, LPD carries an increased ... any significant advantages over other methods of performing pancreaticoduodenectomy. It is difficult to draw any sound conclusions ...

A randomized clinical trial has compared key-hole (laparoscopic) surgery and open surgery in pancreatic cancer patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy, or the Whipple procedure. The procedure ...

In this retrospective Korean study, the authors examined early results after conventional open surgery (n = 4542), laparoscopic surgery (n = 861), and robotic surgery (n = 436) for gastric cancer.

To assess current literature on short-term outcomes of rectal cancer treatment using laparoscopic surgery in comparison to the open approach. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis ...