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Spleen-Preserving Distal Pancreatectomy Combined with Distal Gastrectomy for Distal Pancreatic Lesion and Gastric Cancer: Report of a Case.
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Surgery Today . Feb2007, Vol. 37 Issue 2, p159-161. 3p. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- Abstract??Spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy with conservation of the splenic artery and vein was recently devised as a feasible operation. We report the case of a patient who underwent spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy with conservation of the splenic artery and vein, combined with distal gastrectomy, for gastric cancer and a distal pancreatic lesion. Thus, unnecessary total gastrectomy was avoided. The operative blood loss and operative time were 630?ml and 465?min, respectively. The patient's postoperative course was complicated by a minor pancreatic fistula, which required daily irrigation and drainage, but she recovered and was discharged from hospital. This case report demonstrates that spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy with conservation of the splenic artery and vein combined with distal gastrectomy can be performable synchronously and is a feasible alternative to avoid unnecessary total gastrectomy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PANCREATECTOMY
*PANCREATIC surgery
*GASTRECTOMY
*STOMACH surgery
*FISTULA
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09411291
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Surgery Today
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23833941
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-006-3342-2