Laparoscopic Spleen Preserving Distal Pancreatectomy for Large Pancreatic Tumor
Leaque Ahmed2, Jorge Zelada Getty*2, Alexius Ramcharan2, John a. Chabot1
1surgery, Columbia university medical center, Ny, NY; 2Surgery, Columbia University at Harlem hospital center, New York, NY
Tumors of the pancreas are investigated with imaging studies and endoscopic ultrasound guided biopsy to confirm its benign or malignant nature. Benign or malignant tumors confined to the pancreas can be approached laparoscopically. Even though large pancreatic lesions are usually managed by traditional methods we believe low grade lesions can be approached laparoscopically. This video describes laparoscopic spleen preserving distal pancreatectomy for a large pancreatic tumor.
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