Improved perioperative outcomes of laparoscopic distal pancreatosplenectomy: modified lasso technique.

Journal: ANZ journal of surgery
Published Date: Dec 20, 2017

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Simultaneous division of the splenic artery, splenic vein and pancreatic parenchyma during laparoscopic distal pancreatosplenectomy (LDPS) is known as the lasso technique, which is considered to be simple to perform. However, the original lasso technique carries a risk of post-operative bleeding from the splenic artery. We modified the original lasso technique to improve its technical safety and compared the perioperative outcomes of LDPS performed with the modified lasso technique (ml-LDPS) with those of conventional LDPS (c-LDPS).

Authors

  • Yota Kawasaki
    Department of Digestive Surgery, Breast, and Thyroid Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.
  • Ho Kyoung Hwang
    Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
  • Chang Moo Kang
    Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • Shoji Natsugoe
    Department of Digestive Surgery, Breast, and Thyroid Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.
  • Woo Jung Lee
    Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.

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