Laparoscopic splenectomy for splenic hamartoma: Case management and clinical consequences

Table 2 Characteristics of reported cases of splenic hamartoma treated by laparoscopic splenectomy

Author	Year	Age (yr)	Gender	Tumor size (cm)	Preoperative diagnosis	Number of ports	Operation time (min)	Estimated blood loss (mL)
Yoshizumi et al[25]	1997	45	Male	6.0 × 3.8	Benign tumor	4	305	450
Tatekawa et al[22]	2007	12	Female	5	Hamartoma	4	ND	ND
Our case	2009	37	Male	2.5 × 2.4	Benign tumor	3	100	20

ND: Not described.