Spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy with conservation of the splenic artery and vein

Table 1 The spleen preserving procedure for benign lesions and IPMN in eighteen cases

Case No.	Age, Gendar	Diagnosis	Location	Size (cm)	Pathological findings
1	54, F	Endocrine tumor	Body	1.0	Glucagonoma
2	51, F	Cystic tumor	Body	1.2	Mucinous cystadenoma
3	54, F	Insulinoma	Tail	1.5	Insulinoma
4	54, F	Cystic tumor	Tail	2.0	Serous cystadenoma
5	22, M	Chr. pancreatitis	Total	—	Chronic pancreatitis
6	26, M	Cystic tumor	Tail	2.0	Edidermoid cyst
7	42, M	Cystic tumor	Tail	3.0	Edidermoid cyst
8	66, M	IPMN	Body	3.0	Pseudocyst, dysplasia
9	73, M	IPMN	Body & tail	3.0	In situ carcinoma
10	54, M	IPMN	Tail	3.0	Hyperplasia and adenoma
11	78, M	IPMN	Body & tail	7.5 × 5.5	Benign-Borderline
12	79, M	IPMN	Body & tail	2.7	Adenoma
13	70, M	IPMN	Body	2.5 × 1.8	In situ carcinoma
14	46, F	IPMN	Body	2.5	In situ carcinoma
15	60, F	IPMN	Body & tail	2.5	In situ carcinoma
16	57, M	IPMN	Body	3.5	Adenoma
17	61, M	IPMN	Body	4.0	Adenoma
18	70, M	Endocrine tumor	Tail	0.5	Endocrine tumor

Mean age 56.5; M:F = 12:6; IPMN 9; Cystic tumor 4, Endocrine tumor 3, Chr. pancreatitis 2.