Early experience with robotic pancreatoduodenectomy <i>versus</i> open pancreatoduodenectomy: nationwide propensity-score-matched analysis

Abstract

This study indicates that robotic pancreatoduodenectomy was safely implemented nationwide, without significant differences in major morbidity and mortality compared with matched open pancreatoduodenectomy patients. Randomized trials should be carried out to verify these findings and confirm the observed benefits of robotic pancreatoduodenectomy versus open pancreatoduodenectomy.