Laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy: How far have we come and where are we headed?

Table 1 Retrospective series showing outcomes following Laparoscopic Pancreatoduodenectomy

Ref.	No. of cases	R0 rate (%)	Mean operative time (min)	Mean node retrieval	Mean blood loss (mL)	Pancreatic fistula rate (%)	Overall morbidity (%)	Mortality (%)	Mean length of stay (d)
Asbun et al[3]	53	95	541	23	195	16.7	24	5.7	8
Kendrick et al[5]	62	89	368	15	240	18	42	1.6	7
Palanivelu et al[4]	42	100	370	13	65	7	NR	2	10
Croome et al[10]	108	78	379	21	492	11	5.6	1	6

NR: Near.