Application of Da Vinci surgical system in the treatment of ampulary carcinoma / 中华消化外科杂志

ABSTRACT

As a method of choice in the treatment of ampulary carcinoma,pancreaticoduodenectomy often demands open procedure.With the development of minimally invasive techniques,laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy was realized in recent years.Because laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy is high technique-demanding,its popularization is restricted.With flexible robotic arnls and three-dimensional imaging,Da Vinci surgical system has overcome the shortcomings of traditional laparoscope to some extent.In March 2010.a 60-year-old female patient with ampulary carcinoma underwent Da Vinci surgical system-assisted pancreaticoduodenectomy at the Southwest Hospital.The mean operation time and blood loss were 490 minutes and 450 ml respectively,and no blood transfusion was required.Out-of-bed activity began shortly after the operation.The gastric tube was removed and fluid diet was given on postoperative day 3.The patient was discharged on postoperative day 10 without incidence of complications.The Success of this case preliminarily demonstrats that Da Vinci snrgical system-assisted pancreaticoduodenectomy is safe and feasible.