title: Single-site umbilical laparoscopic splenectomy.
abstract: Laparoscopic splenectomy was first described in children in 1993. Since then, it has become a commonly performed procedure in children because of reduced discomfort and hospitalization and significantly improved cosmesis compared with the open approach. With the advent of single-site laparoscopic surgery, it is only natural that this approach be used for splenectomy. This article will describe the reasons that the single-site approach might be useful for splenectomy and also the technique used at the author's institution. Moreover, a brief review of the current literature in children will be presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California 94305, USA.
authors.forename: Matias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bruzoni
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dutta
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014472:Umbilicus / Q000601:surgery