Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Sep 27, 2021; 13(9): 979-987
Published online Sep 27, 2021. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v13.i9.979
Comparison of perioperative outcomes between laparoscopic and open partial splenectomy in children and adolescents
Mohamed Makansi, Martin Hutter, Till-Martin Theilen, Henning C Fiegel, Udo Rolle, Stefan Gfroerer
Mohamed Makansi, Martin Hutter, Till-Martin Theilen, Henning C Fiegel, Udo Rolle, Department of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Urology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main 60590, Germany
Stefan Gfroerer, Department of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Urology, Helios Clinic Berlin-Buch, Berlin 13125, Germany
Author contributions: Makansi M performed the acquisition, analysis and interpretation of data, drafted the paper and gave final approval of the version of the article to be published; Hutter M contributed substantially to the conception and design of the study, made critical revisions to important content of the manuscript and gave final approval of the version to be published; Theilen TM, Fiegel HC and Rolle U contributed substantially to analysis and interpretation of data, provided critical revisions related to important intellectual content of the manuscript and gave final approval of the manuscript version to be published; Gfroerer S designed the research study and provided substantial contribution to acquisition, analysis and interpretation of data, contributed substantially to drafting the manuscript and gave final approval of the version to be published.
Institutional review board statement: The study protocols were reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the University Hospital Frankfurt (339/18).
Informed consent statement: Patients were not required to give informed consent to the study because the analysis used anonymous clinical data that were obtained after each patient agreed to treatment by written informed consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Makansi M, Hutter M and Drs. Gfroerer S, Fiegel HC, Theilen TM and Rolle U have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose in relation to this manuscript.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Stefan Gfroerer, MD, PhD, Director, Department of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Urology, Helios Clinic Berlin-Buch, Schwanebecker Chaussee 50, Berlin 13125, Germany. stefan.gfroerer@helios-gesundheit.de
Received: February 9, 2021
Peer-review started: February 9, 2021
First decision: March 30, 2021
Revised: April 10, 2021
Accepted: July 29, 2021
Article in press: July 29, 2021
Published online: September 27, 2021
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Core Tip

Core Tip: In this retrospective study, perioperative outcomes of children and adolescents that underwent laparoscopic or open partial splenectomy were analyzed. Postoperative outcomes including initiation of feeds and mobilization, adverse events assessed according to the Clavien-Dindo classification and the comprehensive complication index, postoperative pain scores and analgesic requirements were similar between both groups. Operative time and intraoperative blood loss were higher in the laparoscopic group. Results indicate that laparoscopic partial splenectomy is a safe alternative to open partial splenectomy. Future research needs to focus on a larger patient cohort and a prospective study design.