Recent Progress in Minimally Invasive Pancreas Surgery

Abstract

Minimally invasive surgery is drawing interest for the management of patients with pancreatic disease. This is especially the case for patients with benign and low-grade malignant lesions of the pancreatic tail, efficiently treated by laparoscopy. The laparoscopic management of patients with pancreatic head lesions remains technically more challenging, but the use of robot-assisted surgery has the potential to facilitate their resection. This article reviews the recent advances in minimally invasive pancreas surgery.