Structure of hilum of spleen

BackgroundRobotic systems recently have been introduced to overcome technical limitations of conventional laparoscopic surgery… Expand

Distal pancreatectomy (resection of the pancreatic body and tail) can be performed with or without preservation of the spleen… Expand

BackgroundThere is a current trend to reduce the invasiveness of minimally invasive procedures, and the single-incision… Expand

Hypothesis. Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) has marked yet another step forward in less-invasive surgical… Expand

BACKGROUND Preservation or removal of the spleen during total gastrectomy for proximal gastric cancer is a matter of debate… Expand

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and effectiveness of percutaneous imaging-guided biopsy in the… Expand

The pancreas is located deep within the retroperitoneum in the anterior pararenal space. The distal portion of the pancreatic… Expand

Computed tomography (CT) is an excellent imaging modality for demonstrating the size, shape, and position of the spleen, as well… Expand

Splenectomy is performed routinely during distal pancreatectomy, yet the spleen has an important role in host defence and can… Expand

The incidence of metastases from gastric adenocarcinoma to various regional lymph node stations was studied after meticulous node… Expand