Case Reports
Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy: A Sri Lankan experience
Authors:
K.B. Galketiya ,
Consultant Surgeon, Teaching Hospital Peredeniya, Kandy, LK
V. Pinto,
Consultant Anaesthetist, Teaching Hospital Peredeniya, Kandy, LK
N. Rathnathunga,
Consultant Pathologist, Teaching Hospital Peredeniya, Kandy, LK
W.M.M.P.B. Wanasinghe,
Temporary Lecturer, Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya. Kandy, LK
S.P.M. Peiris
Senior Registar in Surgery, Teaching Hospital Peredeniya, LK
Abstract
Distal pancreatectomy is the surgical procedure indicated for pathology in the body or tail of the pancreas.Though laparoscopic distal-pancreatectomy for benign conditions was first described in the early 1990s, there are no reported cases in Sri Lanka.We report a female of twenty four years who was diagnosed to have a mass in the tail of the pancreas. She underwent a total laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy. Five ports were used. The procedure was completed in 150 minutes without a measurable blood loss. The specimen was retrieved via a 5 cm incision. She was discharged on the fourth post operative day. Histopathology revealed a solid pseudopapillary tumour.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljs.v31i1.5491
The Sri Lanka Journal of Surgery 2013; 31(1):22-23
How to Cite:
Galketiya KB, Pinto V, Rathnathunga N, Wanasinghe WMMPB, Peiris SPM. Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy: A Sri Lankan experience. Sri Lanka Journal of Surgery. 2013;31(1):22–3. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljs.v31i1.5491
Published on
07 May 2013.
Peer Reviewed
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