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ArticleAnnals of pancreatic cancer2019

Pitfalls of minimally invasive pancreatoduodenectomy.

Patrick W Underwood, Michael H Gerber, Steven J Hughes

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Article in Annals of pancreatic cancer, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Patrick W UnderwoodDepartment of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Michael H GerberDepartment of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Steven J HughesDepartment of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.
University of Florida · US

Funding

U-01 CONSORTIUM FOR THE STUDY OF CHRONIC PANCREATITIS,DIABETES AND PANCREATIC CANCER CLINICAL CENTERSU01DK108320 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI CUSI, KENNETH, FORSMARK, CHRISTOPHER E · 2015 to 2024
$4.6M
NIDDK NIH HHS U01 DK108320
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Minimally invasive approaches to abdominal surgical procedures have provided superior outcomes when compared to the open approach and thus have become the standard of care. However, minimally invasive pancreatoduodenectomy (MIPD) presents unique difficulties for both laparoscopic and robotic platforms and remains controversial. Ongoing concerns continue about the minimally invasive approach creating meaningful benefit when system-wide data may suggest MIPD results in increased morbidity and mortality during the learning curve. This treatise explores the current state of MIPD, reviewing the volume and quality of data that supports benefit while contrasting the benefits to the unique challenges associated with MIPD that may lead to unacceptable rates of complications and death. We conclude that in a handful of centers, MIPD confers an iterative but not transformative benefit. Significant barriers to the wide-spread acceptance of MIPD are apparent and persist, including: lack of high level data confirming clinical benefit, well defined patient selection criteria, formal education programs that address challenges of the learning curve, and ultimately value.

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Laparoscopicpancreaspancreatic cancerpancreaticoduodenectomyroboticWhipple

Identifiers

PMID32055795
PMCPMC7017591
OpenAlexW2909473452

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