ABSTRACT
Objective To study the safety and feasibility of laparoscopic total splenectomy (LTS) and laparoscopic partial splenectomy (LPS) in the diagnosis and treatment of benign splenic tumors by comparing the perioperative and follow-up data between these two operative approaches.Methods We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 57 patients who underwent laparoscopic surgery for benign splenic tumors from December 2009 to April 2016.These patients were divided into the LTS and the LPS groups.The clinical data including the preoperative,intraoperative,postoperative and follow-up data were analyzed.Results When compared with the LPS group,the LTS group had shorter operation time [(97.0 ± 22.1)min vs.(135.0 ± 24.6) min,P ＜ 0.05] and less blood loss [(33.3 ± 19.5) min vs.(90.6 ± 55.1)min,P ＜ 0.05],but there were no significant differences between the two groups in the length of hospital stay,the duration of drainage tube placement,the amount of postoperative analgesics as well as the incidences of pulmonary infection,postoperative pancreatic fistula and other complications after surgery.These incidences were low in the two groups.Conclusion Laparoscopic surgery,including LTS and LPS,were safe and feasible in treating benign splenic tumors.