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Case Reports
. 2009 Apr-Jun;13(2):207-12.

Surgical management of nonparasitic splenic cysts

Elias A Karfis  1 , Evangelos Roustanis, Evangelos C Tsimoyiannis
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Case Reports

Surgical management of nonparasitic splenic cysts

Elias A Karfis et al. JSLS. 2009 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

Nonparasitic splenic cysts require a totally different type of surgical management than that of parasitic cysts. Three cases of nonparasitic splenic cysts and their surgical management by the open and laparoscopic approaches are presented. The surgical technique and review of the recent literature are discussed to demonstrate the current trends in the operative management of nonparasitic splenic cysts.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Abdominal sonography showing the splenic cyst, the splenic parenchyma, and the left kidney.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Yellowish serous fluid was drained after the cyst was opened.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Removing (deroofing) of the extrasplenic wall of the splenic cyst.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
The drain is placed inside the remaining splenic cyst cavity.
Figure 5.
Figure 5.
Splenic cyst near to the hilum.
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