Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy with or without Preservation of the Spleen for Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm

Autor: Tomohide Hori, Toshihiko Masui, Toshimi Kaido, Kohei Ogawa, Kentaro Yasuchika, Shintaro Yagi, Satoru Seo, Kyoichi Takaori, Masaki Mizumoto, Taku Iida, Yasuhiro Fujimoto, Shinji Uemoto
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Surgery, Vol 2015 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-6900
2090-6919
DOI: 10.1155/2015/487639
Popis: Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm (SPN) is a rare tumor of the pancreas. Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (DP) is a feasible and safe procedure, and successful spleen preservation rates are higher using a laparoscopic approach. We hypothesized that certain patients with SPN would be good candidates for laparoscopic surgery; however, few surgeons have reported laparoscopic DP for SPN. We discuss the preoperative assessment and surgical simulation for two SPN cases. A simulation was designed because we consider that a thorough preoperative understanding of the procedure based on three-dimensional image analysis is important for successful laparoscopic DP. We also discuss the details of the actual laparoscopic DP with or without splenic preservation that we performed for our two SPN cases. It is critical to use appropriate instruments at appropriate points in the procedure; surgical instruments are numerous and varied, and surgeons should maximize the use of each instrument. Finally, we discuss the key techniques and surgical pitfalls in laparoscopic DP with or without splenic preservation. We conclude that experience alone is inadequate for successful laparoscopic surgery.
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