title: [Left pancreatectomy with preservation of the spleen without its pedicle. Apropos of 13 cases].
abstract: Overwhelming post splenectomy infections in childhood were first described by King and Shumaker in 1952. This septic risk, although a matter of controversy, also exists in adults. Thus, splenic conservation must become a surgical concern in left pancreas resections for benign or traumatic diseases. The authors report their experience with a simplified procedure in which the splenic pedicle is resected "en bloc" with the left pancreas. This technique has been employed in thirteen patients, in whom spleen could be preserved in twelve, without operative mortality and a low morbidity rate.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Générale et Digestive, CHU Purpan, Toulouse.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pradère
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Julio
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rimailho
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bloom
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Comy
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Concina
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maquin
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gouzi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D003537:Cystadenoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007340:Insulinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
vernacular_title: Pancréatectomies gauches avec conservation de la rate sans son pédicule. A propos de treize cas.