An easy way to put the spleen into the bag

Murat Cakir; Ahmet Tekin; Adil Kartal; Fatma Betul Tuncer

doi:10.5114/wiitm.2011.33612

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An easy way to put the spleen into the bag

Murat Cakir

,

Ahmet Tekin

,

Adil Kartal

,

Fatma Betul Tuncer

Videosurgery Miniinv 2013; 8 (3): 241–243

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/wiitm.2011.33612

Online publish date: 2013/03/05

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Introduction: Splenectomy is a therapeutic and diagnostic procedure used in a wide range of situations. Laparoscopic splenectomy has become the gold standard in some hematological diseases. The laparoscopically removed spleen is placed into a surgical bag, a step which is sometimes the most time-consuming part of the operation.

Aim: To present the method that we employed in laparoscopic splenectomy to place the specimen into the bag and extract it in an easier and simpler way.

Material and methods: The proximal part of the splenorenal ligament is left undivided in the size of one LigaSure cut length to use as a stalk while placing the spleen into the surgical bag. The bag is advanced from the inferior pole of the spleen toward the superior pole. Only keeping the bag open is sufficient to place the spleen into the bag.

Results: Recently, me started to put the spleen into the bag easily before cutting upper attachment of the spleen laparoscopically. So far we applied this procedure in more than eleven cases without complication.

Conclusions: Splenectomy is now the gold standard in the treatment of hematologic diseases that are resistant to medical treatment or that are not amenable to medical treatment because of its complications. Through our experience, the method that we describe here easily overcomes one of the most unpleasant parts of laparoscopic splenectomy.

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An easy way to put the spleen into the bag

Murat Cakir , Ahmet Tekin , Adil Kartal , Fatma Betul Tuncer

laparoscopy, splenectomy, bag

Murat Cakir

,

Ahmet Tekin

,

Adil Kartal

,

Fatma Betul Tuncer