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JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
Volume 115, Issue 2, Pages 137-143Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/jso.24507
Keywords
distal pancreatectomy; spleen preserving distal pancreatectomy; postoperative pancreatic fistula
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Background: The value of spleen preservation with distal pancreatectomy (DP) for benign and low grade malignant tumors remains unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the short-term postoperative clinical outcomes in patients undergoing DP with splenectomy (DPS) or spleen preservation (SPDP). Methods: Online database search was performed (2000 to present); key bibliographies were reviewed. Studies comparing patients undergoing DP with either DPS or SPDP, and assessing postoperative complications were included. Results: Meta-analysis of included data showed SPDP patients had significantly less operative blood loss, shorter duration of hospitalization, lower incidence of fluid collection and abscess, lower incidence of postoperative splenic and portal vein thrombosis, and lower incidence of new onset postoperative diabetes. For the whole group, there was no difference in incidence of postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) (RR = 0.95; 95% CI 0.65-1.40, P = 0.80), however, subgroup analysis of studies using ISGPF criteria showed that DPS patients had increased rates of Grade B/C POPF (RR = 1.35; 95% CI 1.08-1.70, P = 0.01). Conclusions: SPDP for benign and low grade malignant tumors is associated with shorter hospital stay and decreased morbidity compared to DPS. (C) 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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