Here, we present a step-by-step protocol of robotic spleen preserving distal pancreatectomy, with and without preserving the splenic vessels (i.e., the Kimura and Warshaw techniques, respectively).
Kotsifa, E., Festen, S., Busch, O. R., Besselink, M. G., Daams, F., Robotic Spleen-Preserving Distal Pancreatectomy: The Warshaw and Kimura Techniques. J. Vis. Exp. (209), e65216, doi:10.3791/65216 (2024).