Comparison of Spleen-Preservation Versus Splenectomy in Minimally Invasive Distal Pancreatectomy.

Comparison of Spleen-Preservation Versus Splenectomy in Minimally Invasive Distal Pancreatectomy. Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract Timmerhuis, H. C., Ngongoni, R. F., Jensen, C. W., Baiocchi, M., DeLong, J. C., Dua, M. M., Norton, J. A., Poultsides, G. A., Worth, P. J., Visser, B. C. 2023

Abstract

Spleen-preservation during minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy (MIDP) can be technically challenging and remains controversial. Our primary aim was to compare MIDP and splenectomy with spleen-preserving MIDP. Secondarily, we compared two spleen-preserving techniques.Adults undergoing MIDP (2007-2021) were retrospectively included in this single-center study. Intraoperative and postoperative outcomes between spleen-preservation and splenectomy and between the two spleen-preserving techniques were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test for continuous data, and Fisher's exact test for categorical data.Of the 293 patients who underwent MIDP, preservation of the spleen was intended in 208 (71%) patients. Spleen-preservation was achieved in 174 patients (84%) via the Warshaw technique (130; 75%) or vessel-preservation (44; 25%). The spleen-preserving group had shorter length of stay (3 vs 4 days, p?

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