Quantitative analysis of three‐dimensional reconstruction data to guide the selection of methods for laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy

Background/Purpose To explore the risk factors of splenic vessel preservation in laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (LDP) and to guide with the appropriate selection of surgical methods through three‐dimensional (3D) reconstruction. Methods Patients suffering from benign or low‐grade malignant tumors of pancreatic body and tail having undergone LDP in Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital from January 2014 to September 2019 were selected for quantitative analysis of the anatomical data of patients’ pancreas, tumors, splenic vessels and spleens by 3D reconstruction. According to the final surgical methods, the patients were divided into the laparoscopic spleen‐preserving distal pancreatectomy with splenic vessel preservation (lap‐SVP) group and the non‐lap‐SVP group. Clinical data of the two groups were compared to assess the risk factors for surgical failure of lap‐SVP and logistic regression model was applied to predict the choice of surgical methods. Results A total of 218 patients were included in the study, including 144 in the lap‐SVP group and 74 in the non‐lap‐SVP group. Multivariate analysis confirms that large tumor volume, large contact area between the pancreas to be resected and the splenic vein, and large maximum ratio of the circumference of the splenic vessel embedded in the pancreas to be resected to the circumference of the splenic vessel are independent risk factors for surgical failure of lap‐SVP (OR > 1, P