Long-sleeve-working-port assisted laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy—A new technique in laparoscopic surgery

INTRODUCTION: Advances in technology and instruments have made laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (LPD) feasible. Unfortunately, this operation is technically very challenging and it is not widely accepted by laparoscopic surgeons. PRESENTATION OF CASE: A 59-year-old woman underwent LPD using a newly invented long-sleeve-working-port (LSWP) for a mucinous cystadenoma of the head of pancreas. This case report describes this port and its use on this patient. DISCUSSION: LSWP is a new invention to facilitate difficult laparoscopic operations. Through this LSWP, ordinary instruments used in open surgery can be used to overcome the limitation encountered in conventional laparoscopic surgery. CONCULSION: LSWP made complex laparoscopic surgery less complex.