title: Laparoscopic resection of the pancreatic tail with preservation of the spleen in a patient with a large pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas.
abstract: Laparoscopic resections of the pancreas have gained in popularity in the last few years. Those preserving the integrity of the spleen are performed very rarely and are a challenge for every surgeon. We hereby report a case of laparoscopic resection of the pancreatic tail with preservation of the spleen and the integrity and the blood supply to the spleen in a 26 year-old patient with a large pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas. Postoperative recovery was quick and without complications. The functional and aesthetic result was satisfactory. Laparoscopic resection of the pancreas is a safe and effective therapeutic procedure in selected patients.
authors.affiliation: Surgical ward, Department of Special Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, Plovdiv
authors.forename: Rosen S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Dimov
authors.affiliation: Surgical ward, Department of Special Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, Plovdiv
authors.forename: Rangel I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Kantchev
authors.affiliation: Surgical ward, Department of Special Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, Plovdiv
authors.forename: Boris G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Boev
authors.affiliation: Surgical ward, Department of Special Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, Plovdiv
authors.forename: Todor I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Ivanov
authors.affiliation: Surgical ward, Department of Special Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, Plovdiv
authors.forename: Ilia A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Apostolov
authors.affiliation: Surgical ward, Department of Special Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, Plovdiv
authors.forename: Anton G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Hinov
authors.affiliation: Surgical ward, Department of Special Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, Plovdiv
authors.forename: Nedelcho M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Cheshmedjiev
authors.affiliation: Surgical ward, Department of Special Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, Plovdiv
authors.forename: Maria B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Stoilova
authors.affiliation: Surgical ward, Department of Special Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, Plovdiv
authors.forename: Kamen D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Mitev
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology
authors.forename: Emilia K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Chonova
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Kaspela Hospital, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
authors.forename: Mariana P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Dzhegalova
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013154:Spleen