LARGE SPLENIC CYSTS AT THE UPPER POLE OF THE SPLEEN – LAPAROSCOPIC MANAGEMENT (ABSTRACT): Splenic cysts represent a rather rare pathology. The traditional management consisted in splenectomy and it is performed more and more frequently by laparoscopy. However, with the recognition of the important immunological function of the spleen, new techniques to preserve splenic function as fenestration,...

Nonparasitic splenic cysts are rare clinical lesions of the spleen. The management has entailed partial or total splenectomy via an open approach. Recently, laparoscopic approaches have been developed. In this report, we describe laparoscopic marsupialization of a giant splenic cyst (diameter > 15 cm).A 15-year-old Indian child presented with a four and a half year history of mass in upper left...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Nonparasitic cysts are rare clinical lesions of the spleen. Causes include congenital malformations and trauma. Historically, management has entailed partial or total splenectomy using an open approach. Recently, laparoscopic approaches have been developed. In this report, we describe laparoscopic marsupialization of a giant splenic cyst (diameter > 15 cm). METHODS A ...

Hydatid disease is endemic in farming areas but occurs worldwide. Echinococciasis is a parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus. Primary Hydatid disease of the spleen is very rare and generally asymptomatic. Owing to the high risk of a rupture, splenic hydatid cysts are usually treated sugically. The standard treatment is splenectomy. In this report, a case of an isolated splenic hyd...

From the Department of General Surgery, Ondokuz Mayis University Medical School, Samsun, Turkey Hydatid disease is endemic in farming areas but occurs worldwide. The most common site of disease is the liver, followed by the lungs, kidney, bones and brain. Other sites such as the heart, spleen, pancreas and muscles are very rarely affected. Splenic hydatid disease has been reported to constitute...

Hydatid disease is an endemic disease especially in underdeveloped and developing countries affecting mostly the liver and lungs. The hydatid cysts located in other sites are mostly due to rupture of primary liver or splenic cysts. We present a primary small intestine hydatid cyst resected laparoscopically with the affected intestinal segment. As far as we know, this is the first report of a pr...

INTRODUCTION Nonparasitic splenic cysts are uncommon clinical entity and because of it, there is no information regarding their optimal surgical treatment. CASE PRESENTATION A 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 additio...

*Hon. Asst. Prof, **Senior Resident, ***Prof. and Head of the Unit, #Asst. Prof., ##Chief resident, Dept. of General Surgery, Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai 400008 Abstract Primary splenic cysts are rare, and majority of cases are parasitic cysts. Congenital non parasitic cysts are rarely encountered in clinical practice. We present a case of benign epithelial cyst ...