Open AccessMorbidity of hand-assisted laparoscopic splenectomy compared to conventional laparoscopic splenectomy: a 6-year review
Author(s) -
Abdulmalik Altaf,
James Ellsmere,
H. Jaap Bonjer,
Tarek H. El-Ghazaly,
Dennis Klassen
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
canadian journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1488-2310
pISSN - 0008-428X
DOI - 10.1503/cjs.028910
Subject(s) - medicine , splenectomy , surgery , blood transfusion , laparoscopy , laparoscopic surgery , demographics , spleen , demography , sociology
Laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) has several advantages over the open procedure but can be technically demanding when performed in patients with massive splenomegaly. We hypothesized that patients who undergo hand-assisted LS (HALS) may experience the benefits of LS while having their enlarged spleens removed safely.
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