Comparison of infectious complications after spleen preservation versus splenectomy during laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy for benign or low-grade malignant pancreatic tumors: A multicenter, propensity score-matched analysis.
Woo Hyung LeeDae-Wook HwangHo-Seong HanIn-Woong HanJin Seok HeoMichiaki UnnoMasaharu IshidaHiroshi TajimaNobuyuki NishizawaKohei NakataYasuji SeyamaYoshiya IsikawaHo Kyoung HwangJin-Young JangTae Ho HongJoon-Seong ParkHee Joon KimChi-Young JeongIppei MatsumotoHiroki YamaueManabu KawaiMasayuki OhtsukaHiroyuki SakuraiMitsuhiro AsakumaYuji SoejimaTeijiro HirashitaMasayuki ShoYutaka TakedaJeong-Ik ParkYong Hoon KimHwa Jung KimHiroki YamaueMasakazu YamamotoItraru EndoMasafumi NakamuraYoo-Seok YoonPublished in: Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences (2022)
Spleen preservation in LDP for benign or borderline malignant pancreatic diseases was advantageous in lowering the risk of infectious complications, specifically intra-abdominal abscess. However, the risk of intra-abdominal abscess may differ according to the level of surgeon's experience.