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13.1 Introduction
Review the history of minimally invasive splenectomy [1, 2]. In 1991, Delaitre et al. reported
the rst laparoscopic splenectomy (LS). In 1993,
Tulman et al. applied LS to the eld of pediatric
surgery. In 2003, Talamini et al reported 7 robotic
splenectomy (RS) operations. In 2013, Ruan Hu,
Jiang Zhiwei et al [3] reported 5 cases of RS surgery in China. In the eld of pediatric surgery,
Mbaka et al. summarized and reported 32 cases
of robotic splenectomy in children in 2017.
Minimally invasive surgery is the development
trend of surgery. With its advanced technical
advantages, the robotic surgical system has
brought many changes compared with the traditional laparoscopic technique for the minimally
invasive operation of splenectomy [4]. At present,
robot surgery for children in China is still in its
infancy [3, 5], and it is necessary to continuously
explore and summarize the experiences and indications of robots in splenectomy. Based on the RS
operation experience of the author’s unit and previous LS operation experience, this chapter pro-
vides a reference for the surgical route, which is
not the only optimal plan at present. Specic surgical decisions should be made according to the
specic conditions of children with personalized
surgical plans, and exible adjustment should be
made according to the intraoperative conditions.
13.2 Indications
andContraindications
With the continuous improvement of minimally
invasive technology and the application of
advanced equipment and instruments, the traditional surgical indications of open splenectomy
can be applied to RS surgery [6]. By means of
intraoperative suspension and assisted exposure,
the robot-assisted surgical system can provide a
better visual eld than the traditional laparoscope. The focus of the operation is on ne anatomical operation during the operation to avoid
or reduce the conversion to open surgery caused
by massive bleeding.
Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at https://doi.org/
10.1007/978- 981- 19- 9693- 1_13.
Z. Gao (*) · Y. Zhang
Department of General Surgery, Children’s Hospital
of Zhejiang University School of Medicine,
Hangzhou, China
e-mail: ebwk@zju.edu.cn; pwzyb@zju.edu.cn
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023
Q. Shu (ed.), Pediatric Robotic Surgery, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9693-1_13
13.2.1 Indications
1. Diseases of the spleen itself: spleen trauma,
migratory spleen, splenic cyst, splenic
abscess, and splenic tumor [7].
2. Diseases of the blood system:
(1) Hereditary spherocytosis (HS);
(2) Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura;
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(3) Autoimmune hemolysis and aplastic ane-
mia with obvious hypersplenism or ineffective medical treatment can relieve the
symptoms but cannot remove the cause.
3. Metabolic system diseases: Gaucher disease,
Niemann-Pick disease, etc.
4. Hypersplenism: portal hypertension, splenic
vein thrombosis and other secondary hypersplenism cannot control the primary disease.
5. When the spleen is involved in surgery for
pancreatic or gastric malignancies [8].
13.2.2 Contraindications
Some contraindications for RS will gradually
become relative contraindications or indications
with the improvement of technology, the accumulation of experience, and the upgradation of
equipment, but there are still some cases that are
not suitable for RS surgery.
1. Poor general condition, poor function of the
heart and lung and other important organs,
intolerance to pneumoperitoneum.
2. Splenomegaly caused by infection.
3. Hematopoietic function of bone marrow
decreases, anemia is difcult to correct, coagulation dysfunction occurs, and the spleen has
compensatory function.
4. A history of severe abdominal trauma or surgery with severe adhesion in the surgical area.
Severe splenic trauma or splenic laceration,
with a large amount of blood loss and unstable
vital signs.
13.3 Preoperative Preparation
RS in children is a difcult and high-risk operation, and adequate preoperative preparation is
particularly important for the smooth implementation of the whole operation process and postoperative recovery. Spleen liver, and pancreas is the
one and only organ in the human body, the function of the spleen has not been fully elucidated,
no replacement therapy after splenectomy, espe-
cially after splenectomy explosive infection complications after splenectomy valued gradually, so
needs when making operation scheme in combination with the actual situation of children, if
there is a part of the conditions of the spleen
resection or postoperative spleen transplantation.
1. Selection of surgical age: due to the risk of
infection outbreak after surgery, the overall
incidence rate is low (3.2%) but the mortality
rate is very high (40%–50%). Therefore, total
splenectomy is recommended after sixyears
of age.
2. Perfect preoperative imaging examinations:
Doppler ultrasound and enhanced CT examinations were performed to understand the size
of the spleen, the course of splenic hilum vessels and the relationship between them and
the pancreas. Individual surgical plans were
formulated, possible risks were fully evaluated, and emergency treatment measures were
taken.
3. Preoperative nutritional support to correct
malnutrition. Severe anemia can be corrected
by blood transfusion before surgery.
4. Preoperative medication adjustment: most
children with blood diseases need to be treated
with hormone or immunosuppressive drugs
for maintenance treatment. The dose should
be adjusted or stopped according to the condition before and after surgery, and the prophylactic application of broad-spectrum
antibiotics is recommended 24 hours before
surgery to reduce the risk of postoperative
infection.
5. Vaccination: children who underwent elective total splenectomy can receive prophylactic multivaccine vaccination two weeks
before surgery, including pneumonia vaccine, inuenza vaccine, and meningitis vaccine. Children undergoing emergency
surgery can also be vaccinated 30days after
surgery.
6. Routine preoperative preparation: included
fasting semiuid for 6hours before surgery,
water forbination for 2hours before surgery,
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tion, blood preparation, and correction of
severe anemia and water and electrolyte
disorders.
7. Surgical instruments: select matching operating instruments according to the size of the
child, and routinely equip them with ultrasonic knives or Ligasure. Due to the risk of
massive intraoperative bleeding, an autologous blood transfusion device is recommended in qualied units.
13.4 Position andDocking
1. Surgical position
In the supine position, the head is tilted 30°
high and the feet are tilted 30°–45° to the right
side to facilitate the exposure of the operative
eld.
2. Layout of the operation hole (Fig.13.1)
(1) The observation hole (No. 2 arm) is located
in the umbilical cord. If the giant spleen
crosses the mid-umbilical line, the puncture
hole can be appropriately moved to the right;
(2) Operating hole 1 (No. 1 arm) between the
midline of the clavicle of the right upper
abdomen and the linea albia (adjusted according to the size of the child and the condition
of the spleen);
(3) Operating hole 2 (No. 3 arm) left abdominal
axillary front horizontal;
(4) The auxiliary operation hole (assistant hole)
is located behind the midpoint of the connection between the observation hole and operation hole 2;
(5) The spare operation hole (No. 4 arm) can be
used if the operation is difcult because it is
not used routinely. Generally, the spare operation hole can be located under the xiphoid
process or at the level of the midline of the
left abdominal axillary.
13.5 Surgical Procedures
1. The surgical position was prepared as before.
The selection of trocar puncture points should
be adjusted according to the position and size
of the spleen. In principle, the distance
between the operating area and the trocar
should be reasonable (4–8 cm), and it is advisable that each operating instrument should not
interfere with each other.
2. Routine disinfection towel laying was performed, and a surgical nurse prepared the
robot operating arm sterile bag.
3. Establishment of pneumoperitoneum and
placement of trocar: the center of the umbilical ring was cut 8 mm longitudinally, and
pneumoperitoneum was established by needle
puncture (pressure 6–12 mmHg) or the rst
8mm trocar was placed through the primary
endoscope under direct vision. The second
8mm cannula was placed at the front of the
left abdominal axillary line, and its position
was positioned according to the lower position of the spleen. The operation distance was
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operation hole for inserting ultrasonic knife,
bipolar electrocoagulation, electrocoagulation
hook or needle holder, etc. A third 8mm cannula was placed in the right middle and upper
abdomen and a dissector or operating forceps
was inserted. A fourth 5 mm cannula was
placed behind the midpoint of the connection
between the umbilical primary mirror and the
left ventral operating hole to serve as an auxiliary operating hole for operations such as
traction exposure, attraction, ultrasonic knife,
hemo-lock, and needle and thread entry and
exit.
4. Intraperitoneal exploration: routine exploration after entering the abdominal cavity
requires the search for the accessory spleen.
Once found, whether to remove or retain the
accessory spleen should be decided according
to the need of the disease. The accessory
spleen is usually located in the tissues near the
hilum of the spleen and the tail of the pancreas, the ligaments of the liver and stomach,
the ligaments of the spleen and colon, the ligaments of the stomach and stomach, and the
mesentery of the small intestine. First, the
spleen-colon ligament was separated with an
ultrasonic knife, and then the greater omentum was cut open. Then, the greater curvature
of the appetizer was turned upward with noninvasive forceps to enter the lesser omentum
sac, and the splenic hilum was exposed. At the
same time, the presence of an accessory
spleen was examined.
5. Splenic treatment: separates the adhesions
between the spleen and the colon and the lateral abdominal wall. The ligaments of the
splenic curvature of the colon were dissected
by ultrasound knife or electrocoagulation
(Fig.13.2), and the spleen-kidney ligaments
from the lower pole of the spleen to the diaphragm were separated. The ligaments of the
spleen and stomach were separated by an
ultrasonic scalper (Fig. 13.3), and the short
gastric vessels were severed (Fig.13.4). The
spleen- stomach, spleen-kidney ligaments,
and short gastric vessels can be dissected and
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Fig. 13.2 Release of the ligaments of the spleen and colon
Fig. 13.3 Release of the ligaments of the spleen and
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Fig. 13.5 Dissection of short gastric vessels
exposed after dissecting the hilum of the
spleen, and further dissecting the ligament
tissues around the hilum of the spleen can
more clearly reveal the relationship between
the splenic vessels and the tail of the pancreas. For patients with splenomegaly, it is
easy to dissect and expose the main splenic
artery at the upper edge of the pancreas, and
double ligation of the main splenic artery can
also be performed after hemo-lock ligation
(Fig.13.5). It is convenient to control possible intraoperative hemorrhage and can shrink
splenomegaly during the operation. Then,
according to the branches of the splenic pedicle blood vessels, double ligation of the
splenic pedicle trunk was used for the concentrated type and then severed. For the dispersal type, the vessels of the upper and lower
poles of the spleen were separated by separating forceps, and the vessels of the splenic
lobes were ligated and severed. After the
spleen was reduced, the splenic vein was severed by double ligation of the silk thread or
hemo-lock (Fig. 13.6). After the splenic
hilum vessels were treated, the residual adhesion ligaments of the spleen and surrounding
tissues were thoroughly loosened with an
ultrasound knife. Irrigation examination conrmed that there was no active bleeding on
the perisplenic anatomical wound, the robotassisted operation was ended, and the spleen
was removed.
Fig. 13.6 Splenic vein was ligated and severed
Fig. 13.7 The spleen was removed and placed into a
specimen bag
6. Remove spleen through the left abdomen
(operation hole 2), remove the umbilical
8mm cannula, improve the 12mm cannula,
put into the bag, open the spleen, then close
the bag mouth (Fig.13.7), pull out the 12mm
cannula, expand the puncture hole, pull out
the bag mouth, cut the spleen into pieces with
oval forceps or scissors, and then remove the
spleen. Attention should be given to avoid
leaving the splenic tissue in the abdominal
cavity due to damage to the bag.
7. The splenic incision was taken from the
umbilical cord by intermittent suture with
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was given to whether there was active bleeding at the splenic pedicle and dissection of the
great curvature of the stomach and the short
gastric vessels. A routine drainage tube was
placed in the splenic fossa, the lens was
removed, and the incision was sutured.
13.6 Technical Points andSkills
1. The location of the puncture operation hole
should be adjusted according to the size of the
spleen. In principle, the location of the operation hole should be more than 2cm from the
edge of the spleen and more than 4cm from
the operation area to avoid the limitation of
the movement of the manipulator arm [8, 9].
The abdominal space of children is small, but
after the establishment of pneumoperitoneum,
the abdominal wall space will increase, and
the puncture part can be selected and marked
again. If the integrated operating bed is not
equipped, the child’s body position should be
adjusted before docking.
2. The Da Vinci system anatomical operating
instruments lack force feedback, and the
clamping strength of the instruments is
large. In the early application of the Da
Vinci system, the clamping of tissues and
organs such as intestines or blood vessels
should be minimized to avoid excessive
mechanical bite force and damage to organs
and tissues. In the process of suturing and
knotting, the risk of suture breakage is
greater than that of traditional laparoscopy
for the same reasons mentioned above,
which will affect the process of surgery and
should be considered.
3. During the operation, for patients who need
total splenectomy due to hematological diseases, the accessory spleen should be routinely explored, especially around the hilum
of the spleen. If there is an accessory spleen,
accessory splenectomy should be performed.
Dissection of the ligaments around the spleen
(such as the ligaments of the spleen and colon,
the ligaments of the spleen and stomach, etc.).
The short gastric vessels are helpful for the
dissection and ligation of the splenic hilum
vessels. When surgical exposure is difcult, a
traction wire can be used to pull the gastric
wall to expose the operating eld. The double
ligation of hemo-lock and silk thread is more
reliable in the ligation of splenic hilum vessels. After the operation, splenic fossa drainage is helpful to observe postoperative
bleeding.
13.7 Postoperative Complications
1. Postoperative bleeding usually occurs within
24hours after surgery [10], and the common
reasons are ligation of vascular line knots,
coagulation resection of vessel eschar shedding and bleeding, or even exfoliation of
wound bleeding. When treating the spleen
pedicle, loose or unstable ligation and retraction of blood vessels may cause massive bleeding. In particular, preoperative blood diseases
with coagulation mechanism disorders should
be corrected, and intraoperative blood vessels
should be carefully handled. The wound
should be carefully examined for active bleeding before the end of the operation. Attention
should be given to keep the spleen bed drainage tube unblocked, as small blood loss can be
observed temporarily, quickly replenishing the
blood volume, hemostasis, and uid. If the
amount of bleeding is large, rapid surgical
exploration should be performed to clear the
hemocellosis, and ligation or suturing should
be performed at the active bleeding site to stop
the bleeding.
2. Pancreatic stula: the literature has reported
that the incidence of pancreatic stula after
splenectomy is 3%–5% [11]. The amylase test
can be used to identify the drainage uid. The
cause of postoperative pancreatic stula is
closely related to the spleen, and the pancreatic tail is injured during the intraoperative
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tion of the straight-cut closure device, resulting in postoperative pancreatic stula. It is
very important to maintain smooth drainage
for the management of postoperative pancreatic stula. In addition, inhibition of trypsin
secretion, anti-inammation, maintenance of
water and electrolyte balance, and systemic
nutritional support can mostly be conservatively improved. If there is no improvement or
deterioration of the condition, surgery can be
performed. The prevention measures of pancreatic stula should be a gentle operation
during the operation, familiarity with the
anatomy, avoidance of large ligation at the tail
of the pancreas, and adoption of the treatment
method of secondary splenic pedicle to reduce
injury to the tail of the pancreas.
3. Residual abdominal infection of the left subphrenic abscess is the most common, mainly
in subphrenic blood and uid secondary
infection, improper treatment of pancreatic
tail injury, gastric or colon collateral injury
pollution, patients with low immunity, etc.
Postoperative persistent high fever and symptoms of diaphragmatic stimulation should be
taken into account, and further X-ray examination should be conducted to show left diaphragmatic elevation and movement
limitation. Ultrasound or CT could nd subdiaphragmatic uid inclusion. After diagnosis, active anti-infection and supportive
treatment should be performed. If the conservative effect is not good, puncture or incision
drainage should be performed in time. It is
very important to maintain the patency of
postoperative drainage by careful operation,
avoiding contamination and placing subphrenic drainage tubes after operation.
4. Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a potentially
life-threatening complication that can occur
days to months after surgery. Postoperative
portal vein thrombosis may be related to multiple factors such as vascular endothelial
injury, local eddy current formed by slow portal vein blood ow velocity, and platelet
increase. The clinical manifestations of PVT
are usually atypical and may include diffuse
abdominal pain, fever, nausea, diarrhea, loss
of appetite, or other symptoms. In patients
with nonspecic abdominal symptoms, PVT
must be considered and examined early. PVT
should be treated with intravenous low molecular weight heparin and later oral warfarin as
soon as diagnosed. The current standard of
warfarin treatment aims to maintain the internationally standardized rate of 3–6 months
(INR between 1.5 and 2.0).
5. Incisional hernias usually occur at umbilical
incisions, and the size of the umbilical incisions is usually 15–25 mm due to the prolonged removal of the spleen from the
umbilical incision. In general, the puncture
site is larger than 5mm, and the whole suture
process is recommended to close the abdominal wall defect to reduce the risk of incision
dehiscence or incisional hernia.
6. After any abdominal surgery, there is a risk of
adhesive ileus. Accurate operation of the surgical process to reduce side injuries is crucial
to reduce the incidence of postoperative adhesions. Anti- adhesion products can also be
used prophylactically. Finally, during the process of closing the peritoneal membrane, accidental suturing of the omentum or intestinal
canal causing iatrogenic adhesive intestinal
obstruction should be avoided.
13.8 Comparisons
withConventional
Laparoscopic Surgery
Robotic splenectomy (RS) is essentially laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) with upgraded instruments and equipment. The application principle
is similar to LS, but there are some differences in
the application process.
1. Compared with the traditional laparoscope,
the three-dimensional magnied eld of
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clarity for a long time without being affected
by smoke, which guarantees a smooth surgical process.
2. Robot system: the highly exible robotic arm
system can complete difcult operations such
as grasping, holding, walking, hemostasis,
suturing, and ligation in a narrow space,
which cannot be achieved by laparoscopic
instruments and human hands. Moreover, the
robot system can lter the shaking of human
hands, reduce the fatigue of surgeons, and
reduce misoperation.
3. The learning curve of the robot system for difcult surgery is signicantly lower than that
of traditional laparoscopy, and doctors with
certain experience in laparoscopic surgery can
quickly adapt to surgical operations.
4. Similar to the traditional laparoscopic system,
all operations of the robot system rely on the
eld of vision provided by the primary lens. If
the eld of vision is polluted or massive bleeding cannot expose the operating eld, the robot
system cannot replace open surgery [13].
5. The robotic arm of the robot system will
occupy a certain space, and the selection and
operation space of the assistant auxiliary hole
will be more limited than that of the traditional laparoscope.
6. The operation cost of the robot system and the
operation cost of the instruments are higher
than those traditional laparoscopic instruments, and the selection of modied special
instruments for splenectomy is not as large as
that of traditional laparoscopic instruments
[12]. I believe that with the progress of technology, the localization of equipment will further reduce the use cost, so that more children
can benet from it.
7. Finally, the controversial operation time prolonged problems. The author thinks that, compared to the traditional laparoscopic robot
system, which does have extra installation
time, the skilled operation performer can
install time control in 10–15minutes, which
is trivial, and using the RS system can reduce
the total operation time.
All in all, domestic children’s robotic surgery
is still in the early stage, and the robot splenectomy experience and the accumulation of patients
are not high. It is believed that through technological advances, equipment will ceaselessly be
more and more widely used in the eld of robotic
surgery in children, and the robot splenectomy
treatment guidelines and suggestions will be constantly updated and revised.
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