Review
Copyright ©2014 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Surg Proced. Jul 28, 2014; 4(2): 33-47
Published online Jul 28, 2014. doi: 10.5412/wjsp.v4.i2.33
Table 1 Characteristics of published studies on minimally invasive splenectomy included in qualitative synthesis
Ref.IndicationProceduresPatient NoPatient ageOperationtimeConversionClass
Multiport LS
Bo et al[56]PI-LCLS, OS40/40Adult1502Retrospective
Ji et al[50]DiverseLS105Adult1002Prospective
Zhou et al[112]Diverse1LS81Adult1633Retrospective
Nobili et al[36]GDLS30Adult1501Retrospective
Murawski et al[21]DiverseLS159Pediatric1498Retrospective
Barbaros et al[51]DiverseLS29Adult711Retrospective
Park et al[114]DiverseLS197All1456Prospective
Park et al[110]DiverseLS, OS147/63All774Prospective
Targarona et al[37]Diverse1LS, OS105/81Adult16682Retrospective
Lozano-Salazar et al[109]ITPLS, OS22/27Adult2702Retrospective
Katkhouda et al[20]HDLS103Adult1614Prospective
Rescorla et al[111]HDLS, OS50/32Pediatric1150Retrospective
Szold et al[44]DiverseLS59All791Retrospective
Brunt et al[108]DiverseLS, OS26/20All2021Retrospective
Katkhouda et al[23]DiverseLS33Adult2421Prospective
Single port LS
Monclova et al[85]DiverseSPLS, LS, RPAS8/15/10Adult830Retrospective
Misawa et al[94]DiverseSPLS10Adult2301Prospective
Targarona et al[84]DiverseSPLS8Adult972Retrospective
Hand-assisted LS
Swanson et al[73]Diverse1HALS, OS20/19Adult1351Retrospective
Barbaros et al[71]DiverseHALS, OS14/13Adult900Prospective
Targarona et al[69]DiverseHALS, LS20/36Adult1351Retrospective
Robotic splenectomy
Vasilescu et al[98]HSRS, LS10/22Adult1071Retrospective
Giulianotti et al[10]DiverseRS24Adult1992Prospective
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 purpura25
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura5.47
HIV-related thrombocytopenia0.29
Other thrombocytopenia5.62
HM
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma20.71
Hodgkin’s lymphoma5.62
Idiopathic myelofibrosis1.77
Chronic lymphatic leukemia1.03
Hairy-cell leukemia1.03
Other HM2.66
HA
Hereditary spherocytosis9.17
Major beta-thalassemia4.43
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia1.77
Other HA5.62
OP
Splenic cyst2.81
Splenic angioma1.47
Splenic artery aneurysm0.44
Unknown5.03