Residual splenic function after laparoscopic splenectomy: a clinical concern

Archives of Surgery
E M TargaronaM Trias

Abstract

To document the existence of residual splenic function after laparoscopic splenectomy in a series of 48 patients. A noncomparative descriptive case series. A tertiary care center. A series of 9 patients without clinical improvement after laparoscopic splenectomy of 48 consecutive patients undergoing laparoscopic splenectomy for several hematologic disorders after a mean follow-up of 16 months (range, 1-40 months). A computed tomographic scan and technetium Tc 99m sodium pertechnetate heat-damaged red blood cell scintigraphy were performed for patients with partial (platelet count <100x10(9)/L) or total (platelet count <50x10(9)/L) failure of improvement. Evidence of residual splenic tissue by image diagnosis. The condition of 9 of the 48 patients failed to improve after laparoscopic splenectomy. Six patients experienced a total failure of improvement and 3 experienced a partial failure of improvement (1 patient had human immunodeficiency virus-related thrombocytopenia and 8 had idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura). Three patients had residual splenic function, which was revealed by scintigraphy. The results of a computed tomographic scan showed an accessory spleen in one patient and splenic implants in splenic fossa in another ...Continue Reading

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