title: Single incision laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy for neuroendocrine tumor of the tail of pancreas.
abstract: Laparoscopic resection is becoming the standard of care for tumors located in the body and tail of pancreas. We herein report a patient with neuroendocrine tumor in the tail of pancreas who underwent single incision laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy without the use of a commercial port device.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, MILDD, Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Gadiyaram
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Srikanth
authors.forename: Neel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dubey
keywords: Distal pancreatectomy; single incision laparoscopic surgery; splenectomy
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