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Case Reports
. 2019 Summer;12(3):260-262.

A 14-year girl with abdominal pain: case report of splenic cyst

Pantea Tajik  1 , Amir Hossein Goudarzian  2 , Zeinab Pourzahabi  3
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A 14-year girl with abdominal pain: case report of splenic cyst

Pantea Tajik et al. Gastroenterol Hepatol Bed Bench. 2019 Summer.

Abstract

The spleen cyst is a rare and often incidental finding that can be primary or secondary, parasitic or non-parasitic. Based on the size of the cyst, the patient may experience symptoms and plan of treatment based on size and symptoms will be done. Our patient was a 14 years old girl who had two years of vague abdominal pain and was referred to our hospital with severe abdominal pain. In the CT scan, three large cysts were observed in the spleen; another surgical consultation was done and recommendation for splenectomy was made. The patient became hydrated and treated with ceftriaxone and metronidazole.

Keywords: Case report; Children; Pain; Splenic cyst.

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CT of the abdomen shows a splenic cyst
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Histopathological examination of splenic specimen (epithelial cyst)
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