Volume 29, Issue 1 pp. 161-173
CONSENSUS STATEMENT

International Expert Consensus on Precision Anatomy for minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy: PAM-HBP Surgery Project

Daisuke Ban

Daisuke Ban

Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

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Hitoe Nishino

Hitoe Nishino

Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

Department of General Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

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Takao Ohtsuka

Takao Ohtsuka

First Department of Surgery, Kagoshima University School of Medicine, Kagoshima, Japan

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Yuichi Nagakawa

Yuichi Nagakawa

Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

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Mohammed Abu Hilal

Mohammed Abu Hilal

Department of Surgery, Istituto Ospedaliero Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy

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Horacio J. Asbun

Horacio J. Asbun

Hepato-Biliary and Pancreas Surgery, Miami Cancer Institute, Miami, Florida, USA

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Ugo Boggi

Ugo Boggi

Division of General and Transplant Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy

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Brian K. P. Goh

Brian K. P. Goh

Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore City, Singapore

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Jin He

Jin He

Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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Goro Honda

Goro Honda

Department of Surgery, Institute of Gastroenterology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

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Jin-Young Jang

Jin-Young Jang

Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

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Chang Moo Kang

Chang Moo Kang

Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

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Michael L. Kendrick

Michael L. Kendrick

Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

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David A. Kooby

David A. Kooby

Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Rong Liu

Rong Liu

Faculty of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Institute of Hepatobiliary Surgery of Chinese PLA, Key Laboratory of Digital Hepatobiliary Surgery of Chinese PLA, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China

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Yoshiharu Nakamura

Yoshiharu Nakamura

Department of Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan

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Kohei Nakata

Kohei Nakata

Department of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

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Chinnusamy Palanivelu

Chinnusamy Palanivelu

Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery and Minimal Access Surgery, GEM Hospital and Research Centre, Coimbatore, India

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Shailesh V. Shrikhande

Shailesh V. Shrikhande

Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India

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Kyoichi Takaori

Kyoichi Takaori

Division of Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Surgery and Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan

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Chung-Ngai Tang

Chung-Ngai Tang

Department of Surgery, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China

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Shin-E Wang

Shin-E Wang

Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan

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Christopher L. Wolfgang

Christopher L. Wolfgang

Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery, NYU Langone Health System, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA

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Anusak Yiengpruksawan

Anusak Yiengpruksawan

Minimally Invasive Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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Yoo-Seok Yoon

Yoo-Seok Yoon

Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

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Ruben Ciria

Ruben Ciria

Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, University Hospital Reina Sofía, IMIBIC, Cordoba, Spain

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Giammauro Berardi

Giammauro Berardi

Department of General Surgery and Liver Transplantation Service, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital of Rome, Rome, Italy

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Giovanni Maria Garbarino

Giovanni Maria Garbarino

Department of Medical Surgical Science and Translational Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

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Ryota Higuchi

Ryota Higuchi

Department of Surgery, Institute of Gastroenterology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

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Naoki Ikenaga

Naoki Ikenaga

Department of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

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Yoshiya Ishikawa

Yoshiya Ishikawa

Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

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Shingo Kozono

Shingo Kozono

Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

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Aya Maekawa

Aya Maekawa

Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

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Yoshiki Murase

Yoshiki Murase

Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

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Yusuke Watanabe

Yusuke Watanabe

Department of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

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Giuseppe Zimmitti

Giuseppe Zimmitti

Department of Surgery, Istituto Ospedaliero Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy

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Filipe Kunzler

Filipe Kunzler

Hepato-Biliary and Pancreas Surgery, Miami Cancer Institute, Miami, Florida, USA

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Zi-Zheng Wang

Zi-Zheng Wang

Faculty of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Institute of Hepatobiliary Surgery of Chinese PLA, Key Laboratory of Digital Hepatobiliary Surgery of Chinese PLA, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China

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Leon Sakuma

Leon Sakuma

Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan

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Hiroaki Osakabe

Hiroaki Osakabe

Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

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Chie Takishita

Chie Takishita

Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

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Itaru Endo

Itaru Endo

Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan

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Masao Tanaka

Masao Tanaka

Department of Surgery, Shimonoseki City Hospital, Shimonoseki, Japan

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Hiroki Yamaue

Hiroki Yamaue

Second Department of Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan

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Minoru Tanabe

Minoru Tanabe

Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

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Go Wakabayashi

Go Wakabayashi

Center for Advanced Treatment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases, Ageo Central General Hospital, Saitama, Japan

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Akihiko Tsuchida

Akihiko Tsuchida

Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

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Masafumi Nakamura

Corresponding Author

Masafumi Nakamura

Department of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Correspondence

Masafumi Nakamura, Department of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.

Email: [email protected]

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First published: 31 October 2021
Citations: 4

Daisuke Ban and Hitoe Nishino contributed equally to this work and share the first authorship.

Abstract

Background

Surgical views with high resolution and magnification have enabled us to recognize the precise anatomical structures that can be used as landmarks during minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy (MIDP). This study aimed to validate the usefulness of anatomy-based approaches for MIDP before and during the Expert Consensus Meeting: Precision Anatomy for Minimally Invasive HBP Surgery (February 24, 2021).

Methods

Twenty-five international MIDP experts developed clinical questions regarding surgical anatomy and approaches for MIDP. Studies identified via a comprehensive literature search were classified using Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network methodology. Online Delphi voting was conducted after experts had drafted the recommendations, with the goal of obtaining >75% consensus. Experts discussed the revised recommendations in front of the validation committee and an international audience of 384 attendees. Finalized recommendations were made after a second round of online Delphi voting.

Results

Four clinical questions were addressed, resulting in 10 recommendations. All recommendations reached at least a 75% consensus among experts.

Conclusions

The expert consensus on precision anatomy for MIDP has been presented as a set of recommendations based on available evidence and expert opinions. These recommendations should guide experts and trainees in performing safe MIDP and foster its appropriate dissemination worldwide.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

None declared.

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