title: [Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy with preservation of the spleen].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To summarize the experience of laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy with preservation of the spleen.
  
  
  METHODS
  From Nov 2003 to Dec 2004, 2 patients with cystic lesions in the body and tail of the pancreas underwent laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy with preservation of the spleen.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Both of the operations were successful with the operative time of 220 min and 190 min respectively, and the blood loss were 450 ml and 350 ml. There was no postoperative complication and the pathological diagnosis was pancreatic serous cystadenoma. Both patients' symptom disappeared after operation without recurrence during the follow-up of 18 and 5 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy with preservation of the spleen is safe and feasible for the management of benign tumor in the body and tail of pancreas with the advantages of reduced injury, earlier recovery and less complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Medical Colledge, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China. mouyp2002@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Yi-ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Mou
authors.forename: Qi-long
authors.initials: QL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xiao-wu
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Guan-yu
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiao-dong
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Ling-hua
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Yi-ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018293:Cystadenoma, Serous / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013154:Spleen