The implementation of a robotic surgical platform for the treatment of patients with malignant or pre-malignant pancreatic tumors at the University Medical Center Ljubljana

Miha Petric; Patricio Marcelo Polanco; Jan Grosek; Ales Tomazic; Blaz Trotovsek; Bostjan Plesnik

doi:10.2478/raon-2025-0051

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The implementation of a robotic surgical platform for the treatment of patients with malignant or pre-malignant pancreatic tumors at the University Medical Center Ljubljana

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