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Improved Short-term Outcomes Seen in Spleen-preserving Distal Pancreatectomy for IPMN

Researchers conducted an international multicenter cohort study to compare outcomes after distal pancreatectomy with or without splenectomy for intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN). They found that patients without preoperative suspicion of malignancy who underwent spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy had improved short-term outcomes and no significant difference in overall survival compared to those who underwent distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy. The study also revealed a lymph node metastasis rate of 6.7% in patients undergoing distal pancreatectomy for IPMN.

Journal Article by Gorris M, van Bodegraven EA (…) Besselink MG et 24 al. in Br J Surg

© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of BJS Foundation Ltd.

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