Splenectomy versus splenic preservation in total gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing survival benefits and short-term complications

CONCLUSION: Despite the lack of significant differences in certain individual complications and postoperative mortality, the broader pattern of our data suggests that SP is associated with a greater overall frequency of postoperative complications, without providing additional survival benefits compared to splenic preservation. Thus, the routine implementation of SP is not advocated.PMID:38567398 | DOI:10.1080/00325481.2024.2333233

Source: Postgraduate Medicine - April 3, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Da Wang Jingyao Ren Yuanyuan Wang Xiaohua Dong Shuo Liu Tianyi Liao Lihui Zhu Miao Yu Hui Cai Source Type: research