Experience of Laparoscopic Splenectomy in Three Children.
- Author:
Jung Tak OH
1
;
Woo Jung LEE
;
Seok Joo HAN
;
Eui Ho HWANG
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Laparoscopic splenectomy;
Children
- MeSH:
Child*;
Hospitalization;
Humans;
Laparoscopy;
Splenectomy*
- From:Journal of the Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons
1997;3(2):160-163
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We underwent 3 cases of laparoscopic splenectomy in pediatric patients of hereditary spherocytosis and had excellent outcome. Average operation time was 100 minutes and it was longer than average operation time of traditional open splenectomy in pediatric patients of hereditary spherocytosis (83 minute), but average hospitalization day was 3 days and it was shorter than compared group (6.2 days). Advantages of laparoscopic surgery were appeared in this study. Excellent outcome of these cases will help further performance of laparoscopic splenectomy in children.
