title: Laparoscopic spleen-preserving pancreatic tail resection for an intrapancreatic accessory spleen mimicking a nonfunctioning endocrine tumor: report of a case.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Mie University School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Isaji
authors.forename: Shugo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mizuno
authors.forename: Masami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tabata
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamagiwa
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yokoi
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uemoto
mesh_terms: D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D010185:Pancreatic Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D013154:Spleen; D017792:Surgical Stapling; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed