Total pancreatectomy for pancreatic malignancy with preservation of the spleen

Abstract

Total pancreatectomy may be necessary to achieve margin‐negative resection for pancreatic cancer. However, despite the desirability of saving the spleen, the feasibility, safety, and oncological outcomes of spleen‐preserving total pancreatectomy have not been studied in patients with malignancy involving the pancreatic neck or proximal body. The aim of this study was to report the efficacy of spleen‐preserving total pancreatectomy using the Warshaw technique for patients with pancreatic malignancies.