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There are numerous advantages of splenic vessel preservation in performing the minimally invasive spleen preserving distal pancreatectomy. Dissection along the splenic artery, and a medial to lateral dissection of the splenic vein, is associated with high risk of injury and bleeding. Proximal control of the splenic artery with vessel loops, which require tightening or adjustment with the advent of distal bleeding, is inefficient. Instead, a modified technique (the Royal North Shore Technique), whereby a vascular clamp is placed on the splenic artery, reduces splenic artery inflow and indirectly, splenic vein returns. This allows for more accurate and injury-free dissection of the now non-distended splenic vein and the associated tributaries, and maintains a relatively bloodless field in the event of arterial injury.
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Damodaran Prabha, R., Kotecha, K., Mittal, A. et al. The Robotic Spleen Preserving Distal Pancreatectomy Under Temporary Splenic Artery Occlusion: the Royal North Shore Technique. J Gastrointest Surg 25, 1936–1938 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-021-04967-6
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