Subtotal resection and omentoplasty of the epidermoid splenic cyst: a case report

Subtotal resection and omentoplasty of the epidermoid splenic cyst: a case report

INTRODUCTIONNonparasitic splenic cysts are uncommon clinical entity and because of it, there is no information regarding their optimal surgical treatment. CASE PRESENTATIONA 41-years-old female with incidentally diagnosed nonparasitic splenic cyst which initially was asymptomatic. After two years of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cases journal 2009, Vol.2, p.6382-6382
Hauptverfasser: Krasniqi, Avdyl S, Spahija, Gazmend S, Hashani, Shemsedin I, Osmani, Eshref A, Hoxha, Sejdullah A, Hamza, Astrit H, Gashi-Luci, Lumturije H
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:INTRODUCTIONNonparasitic splenic cysts are uncommon clinical entity and because of it, there is no information regarding their optimal surgical treatment. CASE PRESENTATIONA 41-years-old female with incidentally diagnosed nonparasitic splenic cyst which initially was asymptomatic. After two years of follow up, the patient underwent surgery; subtotal cystectomy and omentoplasty as an additional procedure. Postoperative course was uneventful. CONCLUSIONShort and mid term results showed that near total cystectomy with omentoplasty was a safe successful procedure for treatment of epidermoid splenic cyst.
ISSN:1757-1626
DOI:10.4076/1757-1626-2-6382