Protocol for a randomised controlled trial to compare postoperative complications between minimally invasive and open DIStal PAnCreaTectomy (DISPACT-2 trial)

Introduction In recent years, minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy (MIDP) has been used with increasing frequency to accelerate patient recovery. Distal pancreatectomy has an overall morbidity rate of 30%–40%. The known advantages of minimally invasive techniques must be rigorously compared with...

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Main Authors: Thilo Hackert, Arianeb Mehrabi, Thomas Bruckner, Pascal Probst, Felix Nickel, Beat Peter Müller-Stich, Colette Dörr-Harim, Fabian Schuh, Anja Sander, Christina Klose, Inga Rossion, Markus W. Büchler, Markus K. Diener
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/2/e047867.full