title: [Splenic cyst--a rare cause of epigastric expansion].
abstract: Cysts are rare lesions of the spleen, and may be divided into parasitic and non-parasitic types. After the parasitic cysts, the second most frequent group is the (secondary) posttraumatic form of non-parasitic cysts. The primary form (congenital and neoplastic) of the latter is the least frequent. Whereas splenectomy was the treatment of choice for lienal cysts until a few years ago, a change has occurred in the techniques of splenic salvage. Against the background of a case report of a primary epidermoid cyst the etiology, diagnostic measures, and the recent developments in conserving spleen surgery are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department für Allgemeinchirurgie der Universitätsklinik für Chirurgie, Graz.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uranüs
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beham
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lackner
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kronberger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology; D013156:Splenectomy; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Milzzyste--seltene Ursache einer Oberbauchexpansion.