Laparoscopic splenopancreatectomy for a solid pseudopapillary pancreatic tumor
The solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas, also known as Frantz’s tumor, is an uncommon occurrence usually seen in younger women. It is usually of low grade malignity and most patients have no recurrence after successful surgical resection.
In the last few years, laparoscopic approach to resection procedures for benign pathologies or low-grade malignancies of the pancreas has been increasingly used. The traditional surgical approach to the distal pancreas requires large abdominal incisions because of the deep position of the gland, and entails possible postoperative complications such as wound infections and incisional hernia.
In this video, we present a laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy for a localized tumor of the tail of the pancreas. It shows some steps, which could simplify the technique and prevent some complications as bleeding or postoperative fistula.
Laparoscopic splenopancreatectomy for a solid pseudopapillary pancreatic tumor
J Torres Bermúdez, FC Becerra García, G Sánchez de la Villa, M Montoya Tabares, F González Sánchez, R Nehme, AA Carrillo Sánchez, JL Martín
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8 years ago