Open AccessIs total laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy superior to open procedure? A meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Hua Zhang,
Lan Xiang,
Bing Peng,
Bo Li
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v25.i37.5711
Subject(s) - jadad scale , medicine , perioperative , meta analysis , randomized controlled trial , laparoscopy , surgery , medline , cochrane library , general surgery , political science , law
Laparoscopy has been widely used in general surgical procedures, but total laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (TLPD) is still a complex and challenging surgery that is only performed in a small number of patients at a few large academic medical centers. Although the safety and feasibility of TLPD have been established, few studies have compared it with open pancreaticoduodenectomy (OPD) with regard to perioperative and oncological outcomes. Therefore, we carried out a meta-analysis to evaluate whether TLPD is superior to OPD.