The Value of Splenic Preservation with Distal Pancreatectomy

• Main Authors: Shoup, M., Brennan, M. F., McWhite, K., Leung, Denis H. Y., Klimstra, D. S., Conlon, K.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2002
• Subjects: Biostatistics; Econometrics
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/26
• Institution: Singapore Management University

HYPOTHESIS: Splenic-preserving distal pancreatectomy for benign or low-grade malignant disease is associated with decreased perioperative morbidity compared with conventional distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy. DESIGN: A retrospective review of a prospective database of patients. SETTING: Memori...