Partial Splenic Infarction as a Complication of Laparoscopic Floppy Nissen Fundoplication

Abstract

Background: The division of the short gastric vessels (SGVs) is a common practice during laparoscopic floppy Nissen fundoplication (NF) to achieve an adequate mobilization of the gastric fundus. However, the terminal branches of splenic vessels can also be ligated during SGV division, resulting in splenic infarction (SI). The aim of this study was to evaluate our results with SI as a complication of laparoscopic floppy NF.