Warshaw Technique in Laparoscopic Spleen-Preserving Distal Pancreatectomy: Surgical Strategy and Late Outcomes of Splenic Preservation

Table 4

Literature review for splenic complications following Warshaw procedure.

Author	Published year	Follow-up; Period; (month)	Sample	Number of splenic infarctions	Splenic infarction%	Number of splenectomies	Reoperation%	Number of perigastric varices	Perigastric varices%
Kim et al. [10]	2016	35	122	66	54.2	0	0	25	20.5
Matsushima et al. [14]	2014	45	17	4	24	0	0	2	12
Jean-Philippe et al. [15]	2013	-	85	9	10.5	4	5.9	-	-
Nakamura et al. [16]	2016	19	6	3	50	0	0	2	33
Ferrone et al. [17]	2011	32.4	158	15	23	3	1.9	16	25
Fernandez-Cruz et al. [18]	2007	38	34	7	20	0	0	-	-
Tien et al. [19]	2010	45.3	37	0	0	0	0	11	29.7