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Treatment of Middle-segment Pancreatic Benign Tumor Using Laparoscopic Central Pancreatectomy with End-to-end Pancreatic Duct Reconstruction
Published on: January 2, 2026
Minimally invasive treatment of pancreatic disease
Kenneth K Lee1, Dawei Chen, Steven J Hughes
1Section of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 497 Scaife Hall, 3550 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. leek@upmc.edu
Abstract:
Although open surgical procedures remain the standard for both benign and malignant diseases of the pancreas, in recent years a wide variety of surgical procedures performed on the pancreas have been completed laparoscopically. This article reviews the application of minimally invasive surgery to the management of both benign and malignant diseases of the pancreas.
