This analysis explores technical feasibility and short-term outcomes of single-port robotic pancreatoduodenectomy, highlighting complications and recovery metrics.
Key Points
SPRPD using the da Vinci SP system resulted in technically favorable outcomes with no conversions to laparoscopic or open surgery.
Seven patients underwent the procedure, with an average operative time of 584 minutes and an estimated blood loss of 143 ml.
Postoperative complications included a clinically relevant pancreatic fistula in one patient and delayed gastric emptying in two others.
Standardized techniques in SPRPD could help reduce the learning curve and improve the adoption of this surgical approach.