Abstract
Laparoscopic surgery is now performed for several pancreatic disorders, such as benign tumors of the pancreatic body or tail, which are a good indication for laparoscopic resection. However, the risk of pancreatic fistula after distal pancreatectomy, performed laparoscopically or by open surgery, is a topic of debate. We report the case of a 61-year-old man in whom a routine follow-up computed tomography (CT) scan showed a solid, well-defined mass, 1.5 cm in diameter, in the pancreatic tail. The mass was homogeneously enhanced from the early phase to the super-delayed phase on enhanced CT. We suspected a nonfunctioning endocrine tumor of the pancreas, and surgery was performed laparoscopically. After dissecting the pancreatic tail away from the splenic hilum and the splenic vessels, it was resected using only a linear stapler. The histological diagnosis was an intrapancreatic accessory spleen. The patient was discharged on postoperative day 14, but was readmitted 6 days later because of a pancreatic fistula, which was treated by CT-guided percutaneous drainage.
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Hamada, T., Isaji, S., Mizuno, S. et al. Laparoscopic Spleen-Preserving Pancreatic Tail Resection for an Intrapancreatic Accessory Spleen Mimicking a Nonfunctioning Endocrine Tumor: Report of a Case. Surg Today 34, 878–881 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-004-2839-9
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-004-2839-9