A novel partial spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy procedure: Comparison to the Warshaw technique

By conserving the short gastric and superior polar vessels with indocyanine green-guided perfusion mapping, Laparoscopic partial spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy preserves viable splenic parenchyma, reducing splenic infarction and postoperative thrombocytosis without increasing operative time, blood loss, or clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula. Laparoscopic partial spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy represents a viable third spleen-preserving option that broadens minimally invasive, organ-preserving strategies for distal pancreatectomy.