ArticleLangenbeck's archives of surgery2022
Preoperative splenic artery embolism followed by splenectomy is safe and effective in patients with sinistral portal hypertension.
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- The challenging diagnosis of sinistral portal hypertension in a patient with liver cirrhosis: a case report and literature review.Frontiers in gastroenterology (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Case report: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding associated with pancreatic segmental portal hypertension: six case reports and literature review.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Varicose vein embolization and portal vein stenting in a patient with sinistral portal hypertension-induced gastrointestinal hemorrhage: a case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- SplenectomyTherapeutic advances in gastroenterology · 2024Article
- Analysis of risk factors for acute pancreatitis complicated with pancreatic sinistral portal hypertension and construction of predictive model.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Sinistral Portal Hypertension Due to a Pancreatic Pseudocyst: A Rare Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding.Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reportsArticle
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough preoperative splenic artery embolism (SAE) has been widely used for splenomegaly, the efficiency and safety of preoperative SAE in patients with sinistral portal hypertension (SPH) is unknown.
methodsWe designed a retrospective cohort of SPH patients who received preoperative SAE in our hospital (February 2018 to September 2020) and compared to those who received splenectomy only, in terms of intraoperative and postoperative outcomes.
resultsIn all, 59 patients (18 patients received preoperative SAE) were analyzed. The median age was 44.7 years. Preoperative SAE reduced the intraoperative blood loss (637.0 vs. 420.3 ml, P = 0.041) and operation time (174.0 vs. 141.5 min, P = 0.012). The incidence of complications including postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF), bleeding, and thromboembolism was comparable. Multivariate analysis showed that SAE was a protective factor for intraoperative blood loss and operation time, while prior pancreatic pseudocyst/abscess was a risk factor.
conclusionsPreoperative SAE could reduce intraoperative blood loss and operation time in SPH patients without increasing the incidence of complications compared to splenectomy only.
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