Minimally Invasive Splenectomy

摘要

In veterinary patients, total splenectomy (via ventral midline laparotomy) is commonly performed for benign or malignant neoplasia, splenic torsion, and infiltrative diseases. In humans, laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) was first described in 1991 by Delaitre and Maignien and, through various modifications in technique, is now considered the standard of care for patients requiring total splenectomy. Numerous studies have shown that humans undergoing LS have a reduced length of hospital stay, decreased perioperative pain, and lower complications rates compared with open splenectomy.