Publications by authors named "Yoshiya Isikawa"
Article Synopsis
- Previous studies showed mixed results on whether keeping the spleen during laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (LDP) helps reduce infectious complications.
- This study analyzed data from 3787 patients across 92 centers in Korea and Japan and compared outcomes between LDP with spleen removal and with spleen preservation using statistical matching techniques.
- The findings indicated that preserving the spleen resulted in lower overall infectious complications, particularly intra-abdominal abscesses, although the skill level of surgeons impacted these rates.