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Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy without needle aspiration before resection for giant mucinous cell neoplasms
Author(s) -
Nagakawa Yuichi,
Hosokawa Yuichi,
Sahara Yatsuka,
Takishita Chie,
Nakajima Tetsushi,
Hijikata Yousuke,
Tsuchida Akihiko
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
asian journal of endoscopic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1758-5910
pISSN - 1758-5902
DOI - 10.1111/ases.12249
Subject(s) - medicine , distal pancreatectomy , surgery , splenic artery , cyst , laparoscopic surgery , resection , laparoscopy
Abstract Laparoscopic resection of large mucinous cystic neoplasms ( MCN ) has recently been reported. However, in most reports, needle aspiration of the cyst contents was performed before resection and can cause dissemination. Here, we report two patients with giant MCN : a 26‐year‐old woman with a 23‐cm MCN and a 41‐year‐old woman with an 18‐cm MCN . The MCN were successfully resected without aspiration by laparoscopic surgery. CT revealed no tumor involvement of the origins of the splenic artery and vein in either case. In case 1, we performed hand‐assisted laparoscopic surgery while dissecting around the spleen, whereas case 2 underwent pure laparoscopic surgery. No postoperative complications occurred in either case, indicating that laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy for giant MCN is feasible without aspiration in patients without splenic artery and vein origin involvement.