Abstract
Laparoscopic spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy has been widely performed for benign and borderline malignancy in the body or tail of the pancreas when there are not oncologic indications for splenectomy. As the need for minimally invasive procedures to reduce postoperative morbidity and improve the quality of life is increasing, many surgeons have attempted to reduce the number of trocars and incision size to minimize access trauma and scarring. Single-port laparoscopic spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy is the result of these efforts; however it has many limitations such as technical difficulty and prolonged operation time. In this article, we report the first case of dual-incision laparoscopic spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy, proving that it can be a safe and feasible minimally invasive procedure for benign or borderline malignant tumors in the body or tail of the pancreas.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 174-177 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research |
Volume | 88 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Mar 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors are thankful to the Director, Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar providing lab facility to carry out the research work and CSIR, New Delhi, India for providing fund to conduct the experiment work. The authors are also thankful to Mr. Jogeshwara Sahu, Ms. Swagatika Mohanty, Mr. Ajit Dash, Ms. Geetikamayee Padhy Technical Officer, CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar for Characterization and insightful discussion for analysis of result.
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2015, the Korean Surgical Society.
Keywords
- Dual incision
- Laparoscopy
- Spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy