Laparoscopic resection of the pancreatic tail with preservation of the spleen in a patient with a large pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas.

Autor: Dimov RS; Surgical ward, Department of Special Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, Plovdiv, Kantchev RI; Surgical ward, Department of Special Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, Plovdiv, Boev BG; Surgical ward, Department of Special Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, Plovdiv, Ivanov TI; Surgical ward, Department of Special Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, Plovdiv, Apostolov IA; Surgical ward, Department of Special Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, Plovdiv, Hinov AG; Surgical ward, Department of Special Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, Plovdiv, Cheshmedjiev NM; Surgical ward, Department of Special Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, Plovdiv, Stoilova MB; Surgical ward, Department of Special Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, Plovdiv, Mitev KD; Surgical ward, Department of Special Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, Plovdiv, Chonova EK; Department of Pathology, Dzhegalova MP; Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Kaspela Hospital, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Folia medica [Folia Med (Plovdiv)] 2014 Jan-Mar; Vol. 56 (1), pp. 56-9.
DOI: 10.2478/folmed-2014-0009
Abstrakt: Laparoscopic resections of the pancreas have gained in popularity in the last few years. Those preserving the integrity of the spleen are performed very rarely and are a challenge for every surgeon. We hereby report a case of laparoscopic resection of the pancreatic tail with preservation of the spleen and the integrity and the blood supply to the spleen in a 26 year-old patient with a large pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas. Postoperative recovery was quick and without complications. The functional and aesthetic result was satisfactory. Laparoscopic resection of the pancreas is a safe and effective therapeutic procedure in selected patients.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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