TY - JOUR
T1 - Laparoscopic splenectomy aided by balloon occlusion of the splenic artery
T2 - Report of a case
AU - Yamashita, H.
AU - Ohuchida, J.
AU - Shimura, H.
AU - Aibe, H.
AU - Honda, H.
AU - Kuroki, S.
AU - Chijiiwa, K.
AU - Tanaka, M.
PY - 1996/1/1
Y1 - 1996/1/1
N2 - Laparoscopic splenectomy often involves difficulties in patients with splenomegaly because of a poor visual field and distorted and enlarged vessels secondary to the enlarged spleen. For safe and efficient laparoscopic splenectomy, we performed balloon occlusion of the splenic artery with the interventional angiographic technique in a patient with hereditary spherocytosis and splenomegaly. This new approach may be useful in terms of safety and time savings, especially in patients with splenomegaly.
AB - Laparoscopic splenectomy often involves difficulties in patients with splenomegaly because of a poor visual field and distorted and enlarged vessels secondary to the enlarged spleen. For safe and efficient laparoscopic splenectomy, we performed balloon occlusion of the splenic artery with the interventional angiographic technique in a patient with hereditary spherocytosis and splenomegaly. This new approach may be useful in terms of safety and time savings, especially in patients with splenomegaly.
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U2 - 10.1097/00019509-199608000-00017
DO - 10.1097/00019509-199608000-00017
M3 - Article
C2 - 8840460
AN - SCOPUS:0029838872
VL - 6
SP - 326
EP - 329
JO - Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques
JF - Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques
SN - 1530-4515
IS - 4
ER -