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Comparison of outcomes of laparoscopic vs. robotic surgical resection of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Deepti Singh, Manya Prasad, Bharat Yalla, Vitish Singla, Puneet Khanna, Asuri Krishna, Om Prakash, Sanjeet Rai, Virinder Kumar Bansal

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Deepti SinghDepartment of Surgical Disciplines, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India.
Manya PrasadDepartment of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1239-0013
Bharat YallaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0394-1853
Vitish SinglaDepartment of Surgical Disciplines, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6737-1293
Puneet KhannaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India.
Asuri KrishnaDepartment of Surgical Disciplines, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1214-0014
Om PrakashDepartment of Surgical Disciplines, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India.
Sanjeet RaiDepartment of Surgical Disciplines, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4367-4705
Virinder Kumar BansalDepartment of Surgical Disciplines, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India. drvkbansal@gmail.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1365-9432

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) are rare neoplasms. Minimal access surgery has been the favoured approach for these tumors over the past decade. There is a lack of robust data comparing laparoscopic and robotic pancreatic surgery for PNETs and this has led to the lack of a global conclusion regarding which approach is superior. Thus, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of the available data to compare outcomes following laparoscopic versus robotic pancreatic surgery for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.

methodsStudies reporting outcomes of laparoscopic or robotic surgery for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors were included. Inverse variance and Mantel-Haenszel statistical analysis methods were used for continuous and dichotomous data, respectively. All outcomes were quantitatively analyzed using the random effects model. The risk of bias was assessed using the ROBINS-1 tool.

resultsA total of 14 studies with 767 patients were included. The mean difference in the operating time was 21.08 min (95% CI: -4.38, 46.54, I

conclusionThe robotic approach might be preferable to the laparoscopic approach because of the lower rate of POPF and blood loss. Larger randomised controlled trials are required to ascertain these findings.

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LaparoscopyNeuroendocrine TumorsPancreatectomyPancreatic NeoplasmsRobotic Surgical ProceduresHumansOperative TimePostoperative ComplicationsTreatment OutcomeLaparoscopic PNET SurgeryMetanalysis PNETRobotic PNET SurgerySystematic Review PNET

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