Minimally-invasive vs open pancreaticoduodenectomy: systematic review and meta-analysis

J Am Coll Surg. 2014 Jan;218(1):129-39. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.09.005. Epub 2013 Nov 23.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
² Division of Gynecologic Oncology, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY.
³ Medical Library, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA.
⁵ Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY. Electronic address: allenp@mskcc.org.

PMID: 24275074
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.09.005

No abstract available

Keywords: MIS; PD; WMD; minimally invasive surgery; pancreaticoduodenectomy; weighted mean difference.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Meta-Analysis
Review
Systematic Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Laparoscopy*
Models, Statistical
Odds Ratio
Pancreatic Neoplasms / surgery*
Pancreaticoduodenectomy / methods*
Treatment Outcome