• Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150086, P. R. China;
ZHANG Xinyu, Email: xinyuzhang3052000@163.com.cn
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Objective  To investigate safety, feasibility, and future direction of laparoscopic splenectomy. Method  The latest progress and new achievements of laparoscopic splenectomy in the world were analyzed and summarized. Results  At present, the laparoscopic splenectomy mainly included the completely laparoscopic splenectomy, hand assisted laparoscopic splenectomy, gasless laparoscopic splenectomy, single hole laparoscopic splenectomy, or robot assisted laparoscopic splenectomy. The completely laparoscopic total splenectomy had become the most common surgical procedure in the clinical treatment due to the reliable curative effect, less injury, and rapid recovery, the partial splenectomy was one of the precise treatments for the benign splenic lesions. The hand assisted laparoscopic splenectomy was widely used in the giant spleen, it could reduce the exposure difficulty, effectively deal with the intraoperative hemorrhage, and reduce the risk of surgery. The robot assisted laparoscopic splenectomy was one of the minimally invasive operations, the system with three-dimensional high definition vision and flexible robotic arm overcame the limitations of traditional laparoscopic two-dimensional display, could precisely complete the operation and achieve the accurate treatment. Conclusions  Laparoscopic splenectomy has some advantages of less operative injury, less pain, and rapid recovery, it’s safety and feasibility have been proved. We should strictly grasp indications and contraindications for laparoscopic splenectomy, appropriate surgical methods should be selected for specific splenic diseases to achieve the best curative effect. Remote control and precision operation will be a direction of development in future.

Citation: LIU Xiuquan, ZHANG Xinyu. Recent advances in laparoscopic splenectomy. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2018, 25(1): 113-117. doi: 10.7507/1007-9424.201706117 Copy

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