This talk was presented at the 2018 SAGES Meeting/16th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery by William B Lyman during the SS16: Liver/Pancreas Session on April 12 2018
Keyword(s): BMI, body mass index, cost analysis, demographics, diabetics, hand-assisted approach, hepato-pancreato biliary, high volume center, HPB surgery, intension to treat, laparoscopic hand-assisted, laparoscopic left pancreatectomy, liver, minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy, minimally invasive technique, oncologic outcomes, open approach, pancreas, pancreatic adenocarcinoma, pancreatic tumor, pancreatitis, pure robotic, readmission, REDCap database, retrospective evaluation, robotic-assisted left pancreatectomy, single center experience, smokers