Robotic versus open partial pancreatoduodenectomy (EUROPA): a randomised controlled stage 2b trialResearch in context

• Main Authors: Rosa Klotz (Author), André L. Mihaljevic (Author), Yakup Kulu (Author), Anja Sander (Author), Christina Klose (Author), Rouven Behnisch (Author), Maximilian C. Joos (Author), Eva Kalkum (Author), Felix Nickel (Author), Phillip Knebel (Author), Frank Pianka (Author), Markus K. Diener (Author), Markus W. Büchler (Author), Thilo Hackert (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Open partial pancreatoduodenectomy (OPD) represents the current gold standard of surgical treatment of a wide range of diseases of the pancreatic head but is associated with morbidity in around 40% of cases. Robotic partial pancreatoduodenectomy (RPD) is being used increasingly,...