2. Laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy
↓ delayed gastric emptying
↓ intraoperative blood loss
↓ hospital stay, without increasing overall costs
↑ operative time
2X postoperative mortality in low volume centers (<10 LPDs annually)
May ↑ rates of postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) and
readmission rates
3. LAELAPS
Longitudinal Assessment and Realization of Laparoscopic
Pancreatic Surgery
Nationwide
Dutch Pancreatic Cancer Group (DPCG)
7X ↑ in the use of laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy
↓ conversion rates (38%→8%) and hospital stay (9 → 7 days )
5. Selection criteria were used for LPD
Body mass index (BMI) <35 kg/m2
No signs of vascular tumor involvement
celiac trunk
hepatic artery
superior mesenteric artery
portal vein
superior mesenteric vein
No previous chronic pancreatitis or pancreatic
radiotherapy
6. •8 pancreatic surgeons from 4 centers
• Completed the LAELAPS-2 multicenter training
program in LPD.
• >5 years of experience with open pancreatic surgery and
(advanced, including stapled and hand-sewn
intracorporeal anastomoses) laparoscopic gastrointestinal
surgery
• All completed the LAELAPS-1 training program in
laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy
13. • This LPD training program was feasible and ensured
acceptable outcomes during the learning curve in all
centers.
• Future studies should determine whether such a
training program is applicable in other settings and
assess the added value of LPD.
Editor's Notes
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In 2014, the Dutch Pancreatic Cancer Group (DPCG) initiated
the nationwide LAELAPS (Longitudinal Assessment and Realization
of Laparoscopic Pancreatic Surgery) program to implement
pancreatic surgery safely according to the IDEAL framework.8–11
LAELAPS-1 resulted in a 7-fold increase in the use of laparoscopic
distal pancreatectomy in the Netherlands and was followed by
decreased conversion rates (from 38% to 8%) and hospital stay
(from 9 to 7 days).11
to assess the feasibility and outcomes of the LAELAPS-2
multicenter LPD training program in the Dutch healthcare setting.
(Fig. 1). The participating surgeons considered
proctoring on-site as the most important step (median score 4.5/
5), followed by proctoring off-site (median score 4/5), detailed
technique description (median score 3.5/5) and video training
(median score 3/5). All surgeons (100%) considered the training
program sufficient to start performing LPD by themselves and would
advise colleagues to complete the training program before starting
with LPD. After training, participating surgeons aimed to perform
20% to 60% of pancreatoduodenectomies laparoscopically.
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Patient selected for LPD were at relatively higher risk for POPF due to a small pancreatic duct diameter and soft pancreatic texture in the vast majority of cases.
With 22% of patients undergoing radiological drainage and 2% a reoperation because of a POPF, the overall POPF rate (34%) was high. This 34% is however close to the upper range of the 20% to 29% POPF rate seen in European multicenter randomized controlled trials on open pancreatoduodenectomy
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for RECOnstruction after PANCreatoduodenectomy (RECOPANC, DRKS 00000767): perioperative and long-term results of a multicenter
randomized controlled trial. Ann Surg. 2016;263:440–449.
. Perinel J, Mariette C, Dousset B, et al. Early enteral versus total parenteral nutrition in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy: a randomized
multicenter controlled trial (Nutri-DPC). Ann Surg. 2016;264:731–737.
The rate of grade B/C bile leakage in our series was high (11%) compared with open procedures in the Netherlands.(5%)
This could perhaps be explained by the fact that the hepatic duct was only dilated in a minority of patients but also by
technical problems.