Splenic preservation versus splenectomy in laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy: a propensity score-matched study.

Alma L MoekotteSanne LofSteve A WhiteRavi MarudanayagamBilal Al-SarirehSakhanat RahmanZahir SoonawallaMark DeakinSomaiah ArooriBasil AmmoriDhanny GomezGabriele MarangoniMohammed Abu Hilalnull null

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2019)

Preserving the spleen during laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy is not associated with a lower postoperative morbidity compared to sacrificing the spleen. Tumor size is a risk factor for unplanned splenectomy.

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