Browsing by Subject "Splenectomy"

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    Histiocytic Sarcoma Associated with Coombs Negative Acute Hemolytic Anemia: A Rare Presentation
    (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2016) Batra, Sandeep; Martin, Stephen C.; Nassiri, Mehdi; Qureshi, Amna; Markel, Troy A.; Department of Pediatrics, IU School of Medicine
    Histiocytic sarcoma (HS) rarely involves extranodal sites, such as the spleen. We report a unique pediatric case of massive splenomegaly and refractory Coombs negative hemolytic anemia (CNHA) secondary to HS. The CNHA resolved completely after an emergent splenectomy. Next generation sequencing (NGS) revealed novel ASXL1, PTPN11, KIT, and TP53 mutations, unmasking a clonal heterogeneity within the same neoplasm.
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    Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula Following Traumatic Splenectomy: A Morbid and Costly Complication
    (Elsevier, 2022-12) Arnold, Peter; Belchos, Jessica; Meagher, Ashley; Robbins, Christopher; Sparks Joplin, Tasha; Ortiz, Damaris; Ferries, Ian; Hartwell , Jennifer; Surgery, School of Medicine
    Introduction: Development of clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula (CR-POPF) in adult splenectomies following trauma occur in 1%-3% of cases. We hypothesized that the use of sutures in splenic hilum ligation compared to staples was associated with a reduced rate of CR-POPF incidence. Methods: Adult trauma patients (age ≥17 y) that underwent nonelective splenectomy from 2010 to 2020 were retrospectively evaluated from the trauma registries of all three adult level 1 trauma centers in Indiana. Patients were excluded if they were pregnant, currently incarcerated, expired within 72 h of admission, or had a pancreatic injury diagnosed preoperatively or intraoperatively. A Firth logistic regression using a penalized-maximum likelihood estimate for rare events was used for univariate predictive modeling (SPSS 28.0) of surgical technique on CR-POPF development. Results: Four hundred nineteen adult splenectomies following trauma were conducted; 278 were included. CR-POPF developed in 14 cases (5.0%). Sutures alone were used in 200 cases: seven developed CR-POPF (3.5%). Staples alone or in combination with sutures were used in 74 cases: seven developed CR-POPF (9.5%). There was no statistically significant difference between the use of sutures alone compared to the use of staples alone (P = 0.123) or in combination (P = 0.100) in CR-POPF incidence. Conclusions: Our 10-y retrospective review of CR-POPF finds the complication to be rare but morbid. This study was underpowered to show any difference in surgical technique. However, we do propose a new institutional norm that CR-POPF develop in 5% of splenectomies after trauma and conclude that further study of optimal technique for emergent splenectomy is warranted.