Precision anatomy for minimally invasive spleen-preserving distal
pancreatectomy in children: a case of solid-pseudopapillary neoplasm in
a 12-year-old girl
Abstract
There is no standardized procedure for solid pseudopapillary neoplasm
(SPN) of the pancreatic body and tail in children. Recently, an
international consensus on precision anatomy for minimally invasive
distal pancreatectomy in adults was established. This is the first
report of a 12-year-old girl with an incidentally found SPN measuring
7.5 cm in diameter located in the pancreatic tail who successfully
underwent an R0 resection by laparoscopic spleen-preserving distal
pancreatectomy under the concept of precision anatomy. The
implementation of this concept in the pediatric population should
facilitate the safe diffusion of MIDP for SPN and other benign or
low-malignant tumors in children.