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[Iatrogenic splenectomy in surgery of renal tumors]
E Da Silva1, M Pereiro Alvarez, B Pereiro Alvarez
1Servicio de Urología, POVISA, Vigo (Pontevedra).
Actas Urologicas Espanolas
|May 1, 1997
Abstract:
A description of our experience with iatrogenic spleen lesions requiring splenectomy caused during surgery for a renal tumour. Out of a total 83 nephrectomies due to renal tumour performed in our Centre between 1988 and 1996, 46 were left and 4 of them (8.7%) involve splenectomy. Clinical, surgical, pathoanatomical and follow-up data of these 4 cases is analyzed. Anatomical relationship of the spleen with kidney and colon, as well as factors to consider during surgery to avoid splenic lesions are discussed.