Current concepts of laparoscopic splenectomy in elective patients

Table 2 Clinical indications of laparoscopic splenectomy in elective patients (data from Italian Registry of Laparoscopic Surgery of the Spleen; period: 1993-2007; n = 676) Clinical indication %

TP
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura	25
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura	5.47
HIV-related thrombocytopenia	0.29
Other thrombocytopenia	5.62
HM
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma	20.71
Hodgkin’s lymphoma	5.62
Idiopathic myelofibrosis	1.77
Chronic lymphatic leukemia	1.03
Hairy-cell leukemia	1.03
Other HM	2.66
HA
Hereditary spherocytosis	9.17
Major beta-thalassemia	4.43
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia	1.77
Other HA	5.62
OP
Splenic cyst	2.81
Splenic angioma	1.47
Splenic artery aneurysm	0.44
Unknown	5.03

IRLSS: Italian Registry of Laparoscopic Surgery of the Spleen; HM: Hematologic malignancy; TP: Thrombocytopenic purpura; HA: Hemolytic anemia; HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus; OP: Other pathologies.