Pancreaticoduodenectomy and distal pancreatectomy are the traditional surgical treatments of tumors in the neck or body of the pancreas. Although resecting the lesions successfully, these procedures can also, however, lead the substantial loss of normal pancreatic parenchyma, causing endocrine and exocrine function disorder. The combination of distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy increased the risk of thrombosis sometimes. So the surgical trauma is too great, especially for benign and lower malignant tumors located in the neck or body of the pancreas. While, middle pancreatectomy may decrease operative trauma with the excision of these lesions, and can maximize the retention of pancreatic parenchyma, and maintain pancreatic endocrine and exocrine function integrity. The procedure is interesting but rarely performed. With the application and development of minimally invasive surgical techniques, laparoscopic and robotic middle pancreatectomy are available now. Researches about laparoscopic and robotic middle pancreatectomy are presented, with decreased morbidity, reduced operation time and hospital stay. There is only a few reports on the two procedures, but the security and effectiveness of them are suggested.