From: The detail of the en bloc technique and prognosis of spleen-preserving laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer
Number of cases
En bloc spleen-preserving LDP
17 (74 %)
En bloc spleen-resecting LDP
6 (26 %)
Surgical time
203 ± 54 min
Blood loss
208 ± 264 ml
Blood transfusion
0
Transfer to ODP
1 (4 %)