Laparoscopic versus open pancreatoduodenectomy for pancreatic or peri-ampullary tumours

With great interest we welcome the multicentre trial comparing laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy (LPD) and open pancreatoduodenectomy (OPD) reported by Min Wang and colleagues in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology.1 The investigators found a 1-day shorter hospital stay in the LPD group, with similar short-term morbidity and mortality rates. This is the first trial on this topic in which all participating surgeons surpassed the learning...