Compared to surgical procedures that remove the head of the pancreas, a distal pancreatectomy is performed in much less time and requires a shorter recovery period. The procedure can also be performed ...

In rare circumstances, a segmental resection can be performed for benign tumors (or very small T1 tumors; Figure 1) of the pancreatic body. [9] In addition, laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy is ...

safe closure of the pancreatic remnant is therefore an important issue for laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy. [10] In addition, our analysis confirms that patients with a clinically relevant ...