Toyoda Y, Igami T, Ochiai Y, Ebata T, Yokoyama Y, Sugawara G, Mizuno T, Yamaguchi J, Nagino M.
Single-Incision Laparoscopic Splenectomy for an Unruptured Aneurysm of the Splenic Artery.
Med Princ Pract 2018;
27:95-98. [PMID:
29186719 PMCID:
PMC5968289 DOI:
10.1159/000485836]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
We describe our experience of single-incision laparoscopic splenectomy (SILS) for an unruptured aneurysm of the splenic artery.
CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION
A 73-year-old woman was diagnosed as having a splenic aneurysm which grew from 14 to 22 mm in diameter within 2 years. Due to a contrast agent allergy, transcatheter arterial embolization could not be performed; therefore, SILS was performed with a 4-cm Z-shaped incision. The operative time and intraoperative blood loss were 132 min and 27 mL, respectively. The patient was discharged 4 days after surgery.
CONCLUSION
In selected cases, SILS is a suitable and safe procedure for an unruptured aneurysm of the splenic artery.
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