Is spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy with excision of the splenic artery and vein feasible?

Surgery. 2011 Sep;150(3):572. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2011.04.005. Epub 2011 Aug 3.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Cohort Studies
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pancreatectomy / adverse effects
  • Pancreatectomy / methods*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / surgery
  • Risk Assessment
  • Spleen / blood supply*
  • Spleen / surgery
  • Splenic Artery / surgery*
  • Splenic Vein / surgery*
  • Treatment Outcome