Fully laparoscopic distal splenic pancreatectomy with prophylactic hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (with video)

Abstract

Peritoneal involvement represents one of the major difficulties that arise during the treatment of pancreatic adenocarcinoma. In fact, currently, there is a growing interest in the administration of intraoperative hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) as an adjunct to surgical pancreatic resection, both with prophylactic or therapeutic intent. With this video, we report a case of pancreatic body adenocarcinoma treated with fully laparoscopic distal splenic pancreatectomy with intraoperative HIPEC with gemcitabine, administered initially with a prophylactic intent, based on a preliminary negative peritoneal washing cytology result. In our case, the association of HIPEC and surgical resection did not affect the postoperative recovery, and after 15 months of follow-up, the patient remains alive and has no signs of disease recurrence.