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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