Laparoscopic splenectomy for hypersplenism secondary to liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension

Table 2 Outcomes for selected studies of laparoscopic splenectomy and devascularization

Ref.	n	Operative time (min)	Blood loss (mL)	Conversion	Major complications	Hospital stay (d)
Hashizume et al[17], 1998	10	287.5 ± 66.0	515.5 ± 507.9	1	0	12.7 ± 4.9
Wang et al[21], 2008	25	246 (180-330)	100-400	1	0	9 (6-15)
Li et al[46], 2009	6	214 ± 18	135 ± 48	0	0	NR
Zheng et al[22], 2009	7	180	100	0	Gastric perforation (1)	12
Jiang et al[37], 2013	10	288.0 ± 53.9	240.0 ± 217.1	0	0	11.3 ± 3.2
Cheng et al[38], 2013	80	254.4 ± 65.2	191.2 ± 163.2	9 (11.3%)	IH (2), EVR (2)	10.1 ± 2.5

LS: Laparoscopic splenectomy; NR: Not reported; IH: Intra-abdominal hemorrhage; EVR: Esophagogastric variceal rebleeding.