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  • Title: First experience of robotic spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy in a child with insulinoma.
    Author: Hu MG, Xiao YH, Song DD, Zhao GD, Liu YZ, Wang Z, Li HY, Liu R.
    Journal: World J Surg Oncol; 2017 Nov 09; 15(1):199. PubMed ID: 29121944.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: An insulinoma is a functional neuroendocrine pancreatic tumor, and surgical resection is indicated. Robot-assisted laparoscopic surgeries have been shown to be generally safe and feasible for treatment of pediatric cases of urologic and digestive disease. CASE PRESENTATION: In July 2016, a 9-year-old girl (24 kg, 120 cm) was admitted with a pancreatic tail insulinoma and underwent robot-assisted spleen-preserving laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy. The total procedure time was 155 min, and the blood loss was about 10 ml. The patient recovered without complications. CONCLUSIONS: This case supports that robot-assisted spleen-preserving laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy may be safe and feasible in pediatric insulinoma patients.
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