[True benign non-parasitic cysts of the spleen: from diagnosis to treatment. Apropos of 5 new cases]

Abstract

True non parasitary splenic cysts are uncommon. They are characterized histological by an epithelium on the inner surface of the cyst wall. This study presents, about 5 new cases of splenic cysts, the clinical presentation, the difficulties of the diagnosis based on the ultrasound exploration and computed tomography scan investigation, and the different possibilities of management of these cysts. The principal of the treatment is the resection of the totality of a cyst with a diameter higher than 5 cm. A partial splenectomy seems to be the best treatment, whenever possible, especially in children.