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Chicago 2009 Video – Totally Robotic Whipple Procedure
S. Mackenzie
SUMMARY
The Robotic Whipple is performed on a young female with idiopathic chronic relapsing pancreatitis since the age of 7. The head dominant pancreatitis
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Robotic Spleen-Preserving Distal Pancreatectomy
P.C. Giulianotti
SUMMARY
The video shows the minimally invasive robotic assisted technique of distal pancreatectomy with splenic vessels preservation. The immunological function of the spleen is fundamental and when a distal pancreatectomy is planned for benign pancreatic disease an attempt to preserve the spleen should be always considered.
