Perioperative and long-term results of laparoscopic spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy with or without splenic vessels conservation: a retrospective analysis.

Background And Objectives: Laparoscopic spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy can be performed with or without splenic vessels conservation. The formation of perigastric varices is the main long-term complication and represents the area of major concern among surgeons. Aim of this paper was to evaluate the outcomes of patients who underwent spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy (with or without splenic vessels conservation) at our institution.

Perioperative and long-term results after left pancreatectomy: a single-institution, non-randomized, comparative study between open and laparoscopic approach.

Background: Laparoscopic left pancreatic resections are being increasingly performed. In this study, we provide a nonrandomized comparison between laparoscopic and open left pancreatectomy (OLP) for benign and borderline tumors, focusing on both perioperative and long-term results.

Methods: Demographic, pathologic, and perioperative details from patients who underwent laparoscopic and OLP between 1999 and 2006 were retrieved from our database and analyzed.