TY - JOUR
T1 - Laparoscopic splenopexy of a wandering spleen
AU - Haj, Mahmoud
AU - Bickel, Amitai
AU - Weiss, Michael
AU - Eitan, Arieh
PY - 1999/8
Y1 - 1999/8
N2 - A laparoscopic technique for splenopexy of a wandering spleen using an absorbable mesh in an adult woman is described for the first time. This patient was referred to surgery because of recurrent biliary colic secondary to cholecystolithiasis. The wandering spleen had been diagnosed at least 4 years earlier, but a conservative approach had been adopted for a symptomless patient. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed concomitantly with splenopexy. Laparoscopic splenopexy seems a feasible and safe procedure, especially when performed by experienced laparoscopic surgeons.
AB - A laparoscopic technique for splenopexy of a wandering spleen using an absorbable mesh in an adult woman is described for the first time. This patient was referred to surgery because of recurrent biliary colic secondary to cholecystolithiasis. The wandering spleen had been diagnosed at least 4 years earlier, but a conservative approach had been adopted for a symptomless patient. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed concomitantly with splenopexy. Laparoscopic splenopexy seems a feasible and safe procedure, especially when performed by experienced laparoscopic surgeons.
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U2 - 10.1089/lap.1999.9.357
DO - 10.1089/lap.1999.9.357
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C2 - 10488833
AN - SCOPUS:0032874111
SN - 1092-6429
VL - 9
SP - 357
EP - 360
JO - Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques - Part A
JF - Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques - Part A
IS - 4
ER -