Robotic-assisted pancreatic surgery in the elderly patient: experiences from a high-volume centre

Abstract Background Robotic-assisted pancreatic surgery (RPS) has fundamentally developed over the past few years. For subgroups, e.g. elderly patients, applicability and safety of RPS still needs to be defined. Given prognosticated demographic developments, we aim to assess the role of RPS based on...

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Main Authors: Karl H. Hillebrandt, Sebastian Knitter, Lea Timmermann, Matthäus Felsenstein, Christian Benzing, Moritz Schmelzle, Johann Pratschke, Thomas Malinka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-12-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-021-01395-w