Fate of small remnant pancreatic tail in splenic hilum after laparoscopic spleen preserving distal pancreatectomy: a retrospective study.
Ok Joo LeeSo Kyung YoonSo-Jeong YoonHyeong Seok KimIn-Woong HanJin Seok HeoSang-Hyun ShinPublished in: Annals of surgical treatment and research (2024)
In spleen preservation, leaving a small pancreatic tail inside the splenic hilum is feasible and more beneficial to the patient than performing splenectomy in anatomically challenging patients.