Laparoscopic Splenectomy

Abstract

AbstractLaparoscopic splenectomy has gained popularity as an option for patients having benign and malignant diseases as well as for trauma patients who are stable. Studies have shown that this procedure is prone to bleeding but with advanced technology and good anatomical knowledge of vasculature, the procedure is not only feasible but can be performed safely. Poulin who did the first laparoscopic partial splenectomy for ruptured spleen in 1995 proved it was possible. The inherent abundant blood supply and proximity of spleen to vital organs make it prone to 5–60% complication during its dissection, and hence utmost care and skills are needed during surgery [1].