Apollo Speciality Hospitals performs advanced robotic spleen-preserving pancreatic surgery on 35-year-old woman
Surgeons at Apollo Speciality Hospitals in Madurai performed a complex robotic spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy on a 35-year-old patient. The procedure successfully removed a tumor while maintaining the patient's immune function by preserving the spleen.
Why it matters
This highlights advancements in robotic surgery that allow for organ preservation in complex gastrointestinal cases, leading to better long-term patient outcomes.
Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Madurai, has successfully performed an advanced robotic spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy on a 35-year-old woman, marking a significance in complex robotic gastrointestinal surgery.
The highly specialised procedure enabled complete removal of a pancreatic tumour while preserving the patient’s spleen and its vital blood vessels, offering faster recovery and long-term health benefits.
The patient was diagnosed with an 8 × 8 cm solid pseudopapillary epithelial neoplasm (SPEN) involving the body of the pancreas.
While the surgery was essential, preserving the spleen posed a significant surgical challenge because of its close relationship with the splenic artery and splenic vein. In many such cases, both the pancreas and spleen are removed together.
However, considering the patient’s young age and her desire to preserve the spleen, the surgical team opted for the robotic spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy using the Kimura Technique, one of the most technically demanding procedures in pancreatic surgery.
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