Refining the selection criteria for laparoscopic versus open splenectomy for splenomegaly

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-19

  Feldman, Liane S ^a   Demyttenaere, Sebastian V ^a   Polyhronopoulos, Gerry N ^a   Fried, Gerald M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MYELOFIBROSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SPLEEN SIZE; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENOMEGALY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELOFIBROSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENOMEGALY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39149141859     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2007.0050     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Cordera F, Long KH, Nagorney DM, et al. Open versus laparoscopic splenectomy for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: Clinical and economic analysis. Surgery 2003;134:45-52.
2. Park A, Marcaccio M, Sternbach M, et al. Laparoscopic versus open splenectomy. Arch Surg 1999;134:1263-1269.
3. Winslow ER, Brunt LM. Perioperative outcomes of laparoscopic versus open splenectomy: A meta-analysis with an emphasis on complications. Surgery 2003;134:647-653; discussion, 654-655.
4. Mahon D, Rhodes M. Laparoscopic splenectomy: Size matters. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2003;85:248-251.
5. Patel AG, Parker JE, Wallwork B, et al. Massive splenomegaly is associated with significant morbidity after laparoscopic splenectomy. Ann Surg 2003;238:235-240.
6. Terrosu G, Baccarani U, Bresadola V, et al. The impact of splenic weight on laparoscopic splenectomy for splenomegaly. Surg Endosc 2002;16:103-107.
7. Targarona EM, Espert JJ, Bombuy E, et al. Complications of laparoscopic splenectomy. Arch Surg 2000;135:1137-1140.
8. Heniford BT, Park A, Walsh RM, et al. Laparoscopic splenectomy in patients with normal-sized spleens versus splenomegaly: Does size matter? Am Surg 2001;67:854-857; discussion, 857-858.
9. Schlachta CM, Poulin EC, Mamazza J. Laparoscopic splenectomy for hematologic malignancies. Surg Endosc 1999;13:865-868.
10. Walsh RM, Brody F, Brown N. Laparoscopic splenectomy for lymphoproliferative disease. Surg Endosc 2004;18:272-275.
11. Park A, Targarona EM, Trias M. Laparoscopic surgery of the spleen: State of the art. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2001;386:230-239.
12. Horowitz J, Smith JL, Weber TK, et al. Postoperative complications after splenectomy for hematologic malignancies. Ann Surg 1996;223:290-296.
13. McAneny D, LaMorte WW, Scott TE, et al. Is splenectomy more dangerous for massive spleens? Am J Surg 1998;175:102-107.
14. Boddy AP, Mahon D, Rhodes M. Does open surgery continue to have a role in elective splenectomy? Surg Endosc 2006;20:1094-1098.
15. Owera A, Hamade AM, Bani Hani OI, Ammori BJ. Laparoscopic versus open splenectomy for massive splenomegaly: A comparative study. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2006;16:241-246.
16. Targarona EM, Espert JJ, Cerdan G, et al. Effect of spleen size on splenectomy outcome. A comparison of open and laparoscopic surgery. Surg Endosc 1999;13:559-562.
17. Terrosu G, Donini A, Baccarani U, et al. Laparoscopic versus open splenectomy in the management of splenomegaly: Our preliminary experience. Surgery 1998;124:839-843.
18. Park A, Gagner M, Pomp A. The lateral approach to laparoscopic splenectomy. Am J Surg 1997;173:126-130.
19. Dindo D, Demartines N, Clavien PA. Classification of surgical complications: A new proposal with evaluation in a cohort of 6336 patients and results of a survey. Ann Surg 2004;240:205-213.
20. Charlson M, Szatrowski TP, Peterson J, Gold J. Validation of a combined comorbidity index. J Clin Epidemiol 1994;47:1245-1251.
21. Mesa RA, Nagorney DS, Schwager S, et al. Palliative goals, patient selection, and perioperative platelet management: Outcomes and lessons from three decades of splenectomy for myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia at the Mayo Clinic. Cancer 2006;107:361-370.
22. Akpek G, McAneny D, Weintraub L. Risks and benefits of splenectomy in myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia: A retrospective analysis of 26 cases. J Surg Oncol 2001;77:42-48.
23. Berman RS, Yahanda AM, Mansfield PF, et al. Laparoscopic splenectomy in patients with hematologic malignancies. Am J Surg 1999;178:530-536.
24. De Odorico I, Spaulding KA, Pretorius DH, et al. Normal splenic volumes estimated using three-dimensional ultrasonography. J Ultras Med 1999;18:231-236.
25. Walsh RM, Chand B, Brodsky J, Heniford BT. Determination of intact splenic weight based on morcellated weight. Surg Endosc 2003;17:1266-1268.
26. Grahn SW, Alvarez J, III, Kirkwood K. Trends in laparoscopic splenectomy for massive splenomegaly. Arch Surg 2006;141:755-762.
27. Uranues S, Alimoglu O. Laparoscopic surgery of the spleen. Surg Clin N Am 2005;85:75-90.
28. Choy C, Cacchione R, Moon V, Ferzli G. Experience with seven cases of massive splenomegaly. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech Pt A 2004;14:197-200.
29. Casaccia M, Torelli P, Cavaliere D, et al. Minimal-access splenectomy: A viable alternative to laparoscopic splenectomy in massive splenomegaly. J Soc Laparoendosc Surg 2005;9:411-414.