TY - JOUR A2 - Boni, Luigi AU - Chang, Stephen K. Y. AU - Lomanto, Davide AU - Mayasari, Maria PY - 2012 DA - 2012/02/26 TI - Single-Port Laparoscopic Spleen Preserving Distal Pancreatectomy SP - 197429 VL - 2012 AB - Single-port laparoscopic surgery has become increasingly popular, with widened indication to more types of surgery. This report will present our initial experience with spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy technique through a small transumbilical incision using the single-port approach for a cystic tumor of pancreatic body. The surgery was done using specialized single-port instruments and normal laparoscopic instruments. The total operative time for this surgery is 233 minutes, and it was completed without drains. Patient was discharged from the hospital on the third day postoperatively in good condition. SN - 2090-1445 UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/197429 DO - 10.1155/2012/197429 JF - Minimally Invasive Surgery PB - Hindawi Publishing Corporation KW - ER -