title: Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy as the total biopsy of the pancreas: tool of minimally invasive surgery.
abstract: Because of recent progress in imaging modalities, the opportunities to detect pancreatic cystic neoplasms are increasing. However, serous cystadenoma is still uncommon. We report a case of serous cystadenoma treated by laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy. A 52-year-old woman presented with mild upper abdominal pain. Dynamic computed tomography (CT) revealed a solitary cystic lesion 3 cm in diameter in the pancreatic tail. Endoscopic ultrasound showed a honeycomb pattern, indicative of serous cystadenoma. To obtain the final diagnosis of the tumor, we performed laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy. A histopathological study showed microcystadenoma with no evidence of malignancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Sakura National Hospital, 2-36-2 Ebaradai, Sakura, Chiba 285-8765, Japan.
authors.forename: Michihiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kenmochi
authors.forename: Takehide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asano
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saigo
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miyauchi
authors.forename: Fumihiko
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: Takenori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ochiai
mesh_terms: D018293:Cystadenoma, Serous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017792:Surgical Stapling; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed