title: Laparoscopic splenectomy: 3 ports are enough.
abstract: With advanced technologies and accumulating experience, a new consensus concerning the least invasive laparoscopic splenectomy should be addressed. We retrospectively analyzed 41 consecutive patients who underwent laparoscopic splenectomy from 1994 to 2007. We divided our patients into 3 groups according to the number of trocars used: group 1 (n=11, 5 trocars), group 2 (n=21, 4 trocars), and group 3 (n=9, 3 trocars). In each group, postural change was made for the operation: supine for group 1, semilateral for group 2, and true lateral for group 3. Except for the shorter operation time for group 3 compared with group 1 and group 2 (P<0.001), there were no differences in perioperative parameters. Considering the least invasive nature of laparoscopic operations, 3-port splenectomy seems to be very promising in this context. Additionally, proper modification of patient's posture is an essential part of the least invasive ever 3-port laparoscopic splenectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Bong-Hyeon
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Kye
authors.forename: In-Soo
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jun-Gi
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jae-Cheong
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Gyung-Mo
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Son
authors.forename: Young-Jin
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.forename: Hyeon-Min
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Chung-Soo
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Chun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011187:Posture; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013157:Splenic Artery / Q000601:surgery; D013162:Splenic Vein / Q000601:surgery; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D016896:Treatment Outcome