Open AccessAnalysis of risk factors of pancreatic injury during elective laparoscopic splenectomy in children
Author(s) -
Mohammad Gharieb Khirallah,
Fouad Hesham Salama,
Mohammad A. Arafa,
Nagi Ebrahim Eldessoki,
Mohammad Elshanshory
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_64_18
Subject(s) - medicine , splenectomy , pancreatic injury , complication , group b , pancreatic enzymes , amylase , group a , lactate dehydrogenase , surgery , gastroenterology , pancreas , spleen , enzyme , biochemistry , chemistry
Laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) became the standard choice for splenectomy in children with benign hematological disease. There are few reports about pancreatic injury during LS. The purpose of this study is to spot on factors increasing the risk of pancreatic injury during LS in children.