A nationwide analysis of pancreatic cancer patients reveals that those who underwent total pancreatectomy with a spleen-preserving approach exhibited significantly prolonged survival (17.3 months) compared to those who had splenectomy (9.6 months). The study highlighted splenectomy as an independent risk factor for shorter overall survival, corroborated by a meta-analysis linking the procedure to decreased longevity in patients undergoing various pancreatic surgeries. These findings urge surgeons to reconsider splenectomy’s role in treatment plans.
Multicenter Study by Kießler M, Jäger C (…) Oldhafer KJ et 14 al. in Langenbecks Arch Surg
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