Hepato-biliary and pancreaticVideo Gallery
Chicago 2009 Video – Robot Assisted Spleen Preserving Distal Pancreatectomy: A medial to Lateral Approach
E. F. Elli
Background/Hypothesis
Minimally invasive spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy (SPDP) represents a safe and reliable surgical option for benign or borderline tumors of the body and tail of the pancreas. Two techniques are currently adopted for the preservation of the spleen
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Chicago 2009 Video – Robotic repair of biliary injuries
F. Elli
Background/Hypothesis
Common bile duct (CBD) injuries represent the most important complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. A robotic
repair of iatrogenic CBD injury is showed in this video.
Materials & Methods
A 20 year old patient underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic gallstones and discharged home the same
day. She returned to the hospital 48 hours after surgery complaining
of abdominal pain. A CT scan performed showed a large abdominal fluid collection compatible with a biloma. An ERCP
showed an interruption of the bile duct with contrast extravasation.
