title: [Technical aspects of laparoscopic splenectomy].
abstract: For the period of four years 22 patients were operated on for surgical disease of spleen, using laparoscopic technologies. Laparoscopic splenectomy was performed in 12 patients, manually assisted laparoscopic splenectomy using the Pneumo Sleeve (Dexterity firm) system and with application of the self made construction pneumosleeve--in 10. The operation duration was from 110 to 220 minutes. The hospital stay of the patient after the operation had constituted 2-4 days. The experience of laparoscopic splenectomy performance gained witnesses the possibility of successful application of the method for the treatment of surgical diseases of spleen.
authors.forename: V  V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hrubnyk
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Kysel'ov
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chetverikov
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011696:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic / Q000601:surgery; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000601:surgery