Laparoscopic splenectomy for hypersplenism secondary to liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension

Table 3 Outcomes for selected studies of hand-assisted laparoscopic splenectomy in portal hypertension

Ref.	n	Operative time (min)	Blood loss (mL)	Conversion	Major complications or mortality	Hospital stay(d)	Additional procedures
Yamamoto et al[42], 2006	7	184.3 ± 54.9	166.4 ± 152.7	0	Mortality (1)	NR	Devascularization (7)
Uehara et al[49], 2009	5	237 ± 12	229 ± 100	0	Paralytic ileus (1)	16.7 ± 2.5	0
Wang et al[44], 2012	19	124 ± 42	92 ± 65	0	0	7.2 ± 2.8	0
Ando et al[48], 2012	6	341 ± 94	531 ± 390	0	Massive ascites (1)	19.8 ± 8.7	Devascularization (6)
Kakinoki et al[43], 2013	28	227 ± 100	236 ± 246	1	Bleeding requiring re-operation (1)	NR	Hepatectomy (4), Cholecystectomy (4), RFA (1), Devascularization (5)

HALS: Hand-assisted laparoscopic splenectomy; NR: Not reported; RFA: Radio frequency ablation.