The British journal of surgery
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Benchmarking is an important tool for quality comparison and improvement. However, no benchmark values are available for minimally invasive spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy, either laparoscopically or robotically assisted. The aim of this study was to establish benchmarks for these techniques using two different methods. ⋯ Two benchmark methods for minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy produced different values, and should be interpreted and applied differently.