Figure 2.

Intraoperative images. (A, B) Opening the gastrocolic ligament, suspending the stomach on the abdominal wall, and exposing the splenic hilum. (C, D) Naked inferior pole splenic artery and clamped for dissection, the red arrow indicated the inferior polar splenic artery and the white arrow indicated the superior polar splenic artery. (E) The inferior pole splenic vein branch is ligated. (F) Obvious ischemic line appearing after dissecting the inferior pole splenic vessel (red dotted line). (G) The spleen is dissected using an ultrasonic scalpel along the ischemic line 1 cm lateral to the spleen. (H) Cross-section of the spleen.