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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2014; 20(2): 546-554
Published online Jan 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i2.546
Consecutive laparoscopic gallbladder and spleen resections in cirrhotic patients
Ming-Jun Wang, Jun-Li Li, Jin Zhou, Zhong Wu, Bing Peng
Ming-Jun Wang, Zhong Wu, Bing Peng, Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Jun-Li Li, Laboratory of Cardiovascular Diseases, Research Centre of Regeneration Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Jin Zhou, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Author contributions: Wang MJ made substantial contribution to the study conception and design, data acquisition and analysis; Wang MJ, Li JL, Zhou J and Wu Z drafted the article and provided critical revision for important intellectual content; Peng B provided the final approval of the version to be published.
Supported by Grant from the West China Hospital at Sichuan University
Correspondence to: Bing Peng, MD, PhD, Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guoxue Alley, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China. pengbing84@hotmail.com
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Received: September 9, 2013
Revised: November 8, 2013
Accepted: November 28, 2013
Published online: January 14, 2014
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Core Tip

Core tip: Cholelithiasis occurs more frequently in liver cirrhosis patients with hypersplenism than in the general population. The recent significant advances in minimally invasive surgery have aroused surgeons’ interest in performing combined laparoscopic procedures. Here, we report our experience with concomitant laparoscopic cholecystectomy and splenectomy in liver cirrhosis patients. This is the first reported case series of its kind and will provide useful clinical information to physicians facing the challenge of treating cirrhotic patients who are in need of surgical attention to address coexisting abdominal diseases.