title: [Complicated primary splenic cyst: a clinical case].
abstract: A 16 year old man developed progressive swelling at the left hypochondrium over a 3 month period. Non painful splenomegaly was shown by physical examination and confirmed by ultrasonography and scintigraphy. Successful splenectomy disclosed a primary splenic cyst. The patient recovered uneventfully.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago de Chile.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Arellano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Segovia
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Otaiza
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Velasco
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013156:Splenectomy; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000209:etiology*
vernacular_title: Quiste esplénico primario complicado: caso clínico.