What are the advantages of a laparoscopic pancreatectomy?

Answer 1

laparoscopic approaches decrease operative morbidity. The laparoscopic approach is commonly used to treat smaller adrenal tumors. At many laparoscopic centers, the laparoscopic adrenalectomy has become the standard practice

Answer 2

four small incisions (about 0.5 in [1.27 cm] diameter each) are made into a patient's flank, just under the rib cage. A laparoscope enabling the surgeon to visualize the inside of the abdominal cavity on a television monitor is placed through one

Answer 3

The laparoscopic approach allows the surgeon to work inside the patient's abdomen without making a large incision.