Laparoscopic splenic artery aneurysmectomy with ICG guided partial splenectomy: alternative approach

Minim Invasive Ther Allied Technol. 2022 Jun;31(5):810-814. doi: 10.1080/13645706.2021.1994420. Epub 2021 Oct 25.

Abstract

We herein report the case of a voluminous splenic artery aneurysm (SAA) diagnosed in a 48 year-old Caucasian male patient. After endovascular treatment failure, considering the volumetric aneurysm increase and recurrent symptoms, a laparoscopic splenic artery aneurysmectomy with partial splenectomy guided by indocyanine green fluorescence (ICG) was performed. This conservative strategy leads to save a spleen volume of about 10 cm3 to avoid postsplenectomy thrombocytosis and infections, potential immunodeficiency and overwhelming postsplenectomy infection syndrome (OPSS) and to preserve pancreatic vascularization preventing distal pancreas injuries.

Keywords: ICG; Splenic artery aneurysm; indocyanine green; laparoscopic aneurysmectomy; laparoscopic splenectomy; partial splenectomy.

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Splenectomy
  • Splenic Artery / surgery