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Case Reports
. 1992 Jul-Aug;6(4):183-5.
doi: 10.1007/BF02210877.

Laparoscopic splenectomy

B J Carroll  1 , E H Phillips, C J Semel, M Fallas, L Morgenstern
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Case Reports

Laparoscopic splenectomy

B J Carroll et al. Surg Endosc. 1992 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

Splenectomy has traditionally been done through a generous laparotomy incision, requiring complete mobilization of the spleen for removal. In selected cases, however, splenectomy may either be facilitated or performed entirely by laparoscopic means. Two patients with Hodgkin's disease in whom splenectomy was facilitated laparoscopically are described; in another patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), the splenectomy was successfully performed through the trocar incisions. In selected cases, laparoscopic splenectomy is feasible, provided the laparoscopist is expert in advanced techniques of intraabdominal endoscopic surgery.

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    1. Surg Clin North Am. 1992 Feb;72 (1):1-30 - PubMed

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