Trocar placement for laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy and laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy

L: liver retractor, articulating or Nathanson; T: additional trocars (5 or 12 mm); S: 12 mm trocar allows stapler use; C: camera trocar (5 or 12 mm).

Illustrations based on sketches by Carl Schmidt, MD, and Brian Boone, MD.

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