[Robot-assisted resection of duodenal inferior horizontal part and duodeno-jejunal transition]

Robot-assisted resection of duodenal inferior horizontal part and duodeno-jejunal transition was performed in 5 patients with tumors in this area including gastrointestinal stromal tumor in 4 cases and jejunal adenocarcinoma in 1 case. It is suggested there section method with vertical and inferior horizontal parts and pancreatic head dissection right-to-left. There were no intra- and postoperative complications. Robot-assisted resection of duodenal inferior horizontal part and duodeno-jejunal transition may be successfully used for tumors with diameter less than 5-6 cm.