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Editorial
. 2026 Jan 31;15(1):5.
doi: 10.21037/gs-2025-aw-457. Epub 2026 Jan 15.

When should the robot step aside?-conversion in robotic distal pancreatectomy: lessons from an international multicenter study

Paul Wong  1   2 , Laleh G Melstrom  1
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Editorial

When should the robot step aside?-conversion in robotic distal pancreatectomy: lessons from an international multicenter study

Paul Wong et al. Gland Surg. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Robotic surgery; conversion to open; distal pancreatectomy.

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Conflicts of Interest: Both authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at https://gs.amegroups.com/article/view/10.21037/gs-2025-aw-457/coif). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Comment on

  • Conversion of Robotic Distal Pancreatectomy: Predictors and Outcomes in an International Multicenter Study.
    Müller PC, Sedlaczek P, Billeter AT, Shen B, Jin J, Nickel F, Guidetti C, Kauffmann E, Purchla J, Berchtold C, Tschuor C, Krohn PS, Burgdorf SK, Jonas JP, Bussmann FJ, Saint-Marc O, Iben-Khayat A, Andel PCM, Molenaar IQ, Wellner U, Keck T, Moeckli B, Toso C, Di Benedetto F, Valle V, Giulianotti P, Roulin D, Martinie J, Rama M, Lavu H, Yeo CJ, Mavani PT, Shah MM, Kooby DA, He J, Boggi U, Hackert T, Borel-Rinkes IHM, Clavien PA, Müller BP, Kuemmerli C. Müller PC, et al. Ann Surg. 2025 Jul 3. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006821. Online ahead of print. Ann Surg. 2025. PMID: 40607707

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