ArticleEuropean journal of pediatric surgery reports2020
Laparoscopic Partial Splenectomy Assisted by Fluorescence in a 13-Year-Old Girl.
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- Research trends in minimally invasive partial splenectomy: a bibliometric mapping review with cross-database comparison.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Pooled it
- The Use of Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Angiography in Pediatric Surgery: A Systematic Review and Narrative Analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Pooled it
- Indocyanine green fluorescence-guided surgery in acute settings: state-of-the art.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Review
- Advances in Fluorescent Adjuncts in Pediatric Surgery: A Comprehensive Review of Applications of Indocyanine Green Across Surgical Specialties.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Robot-assisted partial splenectomy for benign splenic tumors: Four case reports.World journal of clinical oncology · 2024Article
- Indocyanine green dye and its application in gastrointestinal surgery: The future is bright green.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2023Review
- Evaluating the Development Status of Fluorescence-Guided Surgery (FGS) in Pediatric Surgery Using the Idea, Development, Exploration, Assessment, and Long-Term Study (IDEAL) Framework.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
Partial splenectomy allows preserving immune function in benign splenic lesions such as epidermoid cysts. Determining the plane of resection and perfusion of the spleen remnant can be difficult, especially in centrally located lesions. We present a 13-year-old girl with a symptomatic splenic cyst of 6 cm in diameter located next to the splenic hilum. Laparoscopic partial splenectomy was performed through a 10-mm umbilical approach and three accessory 5-mm ports. Intraoperative intravenous injection of indocyanine green (ICG) at 0.2 mg/kg guided the careful dissection of the splenic hilum and checked the spleen perfusion once the upper arterial branch was clamped. The subsequent wash-out of the ICG allowed inspection of the peripheral vascular return of the splenic remnant through polar veins. Surgery was uneventful with minimal blood loss. Follow-up ultrasound scan revealed a well-perfused small splenic remnant with no signs of recurrence. Laparoscopic partial splenectomy is feasible in benign splenic tumors, especially in those cases of peripheral location. Fluorescence facilitates the safe dissection of the splenic hilum, the visualization of the transection plane of the spleen and the perfusion of the remnant in cases of anatomically and technically complicated partial splenectomies.
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