AN UNCOMMON COMPLICATION AFTER ROBOTIC DISTAL PANCREATECTOMY THAT REQUIRED EMERGENCY SURGERY
Keywords:
robotic surgery, distal pancreatectomy, complication, cystic pancreatic neoplasm
Abstract
Pancreatic resections are complex surgical procedures that can be marked by complications during operative or postoperative time. In order to prevent some of the complications different approaches have been used including minimal invasive approach (MIP). In the past decade robot assisted pancreatic surgery gained progress with regard to less surgical trauma, rapid recovery, less estimated blood loss, less wound infection and less incisional hernia with similar oncologic outcomes and survival rate to open approach. However, robotic pancreatic surgery is not free of complications like postoperative pancreatic fistula or fluid collection. We present the case of a 27-year-old female patient diagnosed with voluminous pancreatic cyst where robot assisted distal pancreatectomy with intention of spleen preserving was performed.
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2022-04-15
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