[Total laparoscopic splenectomy for a patient with multiple surgeries including living donor liver transplantation]

Fukuoka Igaku Zasshi. 2013 Mar;104(3):64-7.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

The case was a 50 years old female, with history of multiple previous surgeries including living donor liver transplantation for primary biliary cirrhosis, pancreatoduodenectomy for carcinoma in the duodenal papilla Vater, revision of Roux-en-Y anastomosis for intractable cholangitis due to short Roux limb. She was hospitalized this time for decompensated liver cirrhosis due to recurrent cholangitis, with apparent hypersplenism and risky esophageal varices. After a few session of endoscopic treatment for esophageal varices, we applied total laparoscopic splenectomy for hypersplenism in a patient with multiple surgical histories, for seeking better surgical field for safety. The surgery was completed as planned preoperatively under good surgical field.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y
  • Humans
  • Hypersplenism / surgery
  • Laparoscopy*
  • Liver Transplantation*
  • Living Donors*
  • Middle Aged
  • Pancreaticoduodenectomy
  • Splenectomy / methods*