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Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy for a Large Multicystic Pancreatic Tumour in Ile-Ife, Nigeria: A Case Report
A O Adisa1,2, A O Adesunkanmi1
1Department of Surgery, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.
Background:
Distal pancreatectomy is scarcely reported in Nigeria probably because the procedure is rarely performed. The use of laparoscopy for such a procedure is equally rare in our practice.
Methods:
This is a report of a successful laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy carried out at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Report:
A 57-year-old male, known hypertensive-diabetic, who had been on antiretroviral therapy for ten years presented in our clinic with recurrent upper back pain. An abdominal CT scan revealed a multi-cystic mass in the distal pancreas with other normal intraabdominal organs. A 3-port laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy was carried out. The postoperative period was uneventful and the patient was discharged in good clinical condition on the second day. Histopathology report confirmed a benign multi-cystic epithelial pancreatic lesion.
Conclusion:
Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy is feasible and was successfully carried out in our setting.
