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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2019

Hand-assisted laparoscopic splenectomy is a useful surgical treatment method for patients with excessive splenomegaly: A meta-analysis.

Yong Huang, Xiao-Yun Wang, Kai Wang

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Article in World journal of clinical cases, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yong HuangDepartment of General Surgery, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery Division, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China.
Xiao-Yun WangDepartment of Operating Room, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China.
Kai WangDepartment of General Surgery, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery Division, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China. neswk@163.com.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHand-assisted laparoscopic splenectomy (HALS) can help overcome the drawbacks of laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) while maintaining its advantages.

aimTo evaluate the efficacy and advantages of HALS for splenomegaly.

methodsThe relevant literature was reviewed using the PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane, Ovid Medline, and Wanfang databases to compare the clinical outcomes of HALS and LS. Odds ratios or mean differences were calculated with 95% confidence intervals for fixed-effects and random-effects models. Overall, 754 patients from 16 trials who met the inclusion criteria were selected.

resultsIn pure splenectomy, blood loss volume (

conclusionHALS is an ideal surgical treatment method for splenomegaly because it can maximize the benefits for patients while maintaining the advantages of LS.

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DevascularizationHand-assistedLaparoscopicSplenectomySplenomegaly

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PMCPMC6369387
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