Robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy with a portal vein resection

Robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy ranks among the routinely performed surgical procedures in world pancreatic centres. Since 2023, it has also been performed in the Czech Republic.

We present a case of a 65-year-old patient with accidentally found dilatation of the pancreatic duct. During the examination, a small tumor in the head of the pancreas was diagnosed. A robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed. Due to the perioperative suspicion of invasion into the portal vein, the resection was performed. The operation and the course of hospitalization were uncomplicated, the patient was discharged on the 9th postoperative day.

Robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy is a method that combines the advantages of a minimally invasive approach and meets the requirements for safety and oncological radicality. Suspected venous invasion is not an obstacle to completing robotic surgery.