Laparoscopic vs Open Splenectomy

Abstract

SINCE THE earliest reports of laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) in 1991 and 1992,^1-4 it has grown to become one of the most widely performed laparoscopic solid-organ procedures. It is not yet commonly performed because elective splenectomy remains a relatively infrequent operation. Moreover, LS remains an advanced technique and, like other solid-organ laparoscopic procedures, poses specific technical challenges to be mastered, such as management of intracorporeal bleeding and specimen extraction.⁵