Distal pancreatectomy in the new era of minimally invasive surgery: the on-going debate on the cost-effectiveness

Giuseppe Quero^{1

2}, Claudio Fiorillo¹, Sergio Alfieri^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Digestive Surgery Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, CRMPG (Advanced Pancreatic Research Center), Largo A. Gemelli, Rome, Italy.
² Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli, Rome, Italy.

Editorial

Giuseppe Quero et al. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. 2019 Dec.

. 2019 Dec;8(6):659-661.

doi: 10.21037/hbsn.2019.09.22.

Giuseppe Quero^{1

2}, Claudio Fiorillo¹, Sergio Alfieri^{1

2}

¹ Digestive Surgery Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, CRMPG (Advanced Pancreatic Research Center), Largo A. Gemelli, Rome, Italy.
² Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli, Rome, Italy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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