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Laparoscopic Splenectomy: What Barriers Remain?

The University Hospital, SUNY-Upstate, Syracuse, NY

Stephen M. Kavic, MD

Division of General Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

Gina L. Adrales, MD

Medical College of Georgia, Atlanta, GA.

Adrian E. Park, MD

Division of General Surgery, 22 South Greene Street, Room S4B14, Baltimore, MD 21201-1595 apark{at}smail.umaryland.edu

Conditions that once were considered either relative or absolute contraindications for laparoscopic splenectomy have become fewer and less significant in the overall assessment of candidates for this procedure. Advances in surgical technique, operative conduct, and instrumentation have made it feasible to perform splenectomy laparoscopically with good outcomes and minimal morbidity in a variety of different pathologic conditions. Obesity, malignancy, pregnancy, and splenomegaly are assessed here in detail.

Surgical Innovation, Vol. 12, No. 1, 23-29 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/155335060501200104


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