[Splenic pseudocysts. Apropos of a case].
The authors report a case of pseudocyst of the spleen. This is a rare entity which is part of nosological type of nonparasitic splenic cysts. It has most often a post-traumatic origin. The diagnosis is evoked in front of a mass of the left hypochondrium and has to be confirmed by further examinations, in particular by sonography and scanner. A microscopic examination of the surgical specimen is the only way to establish the diagnosis of a pseudocyst. The histological characteristic of pseudocyst is absence of epithelium. The splenic pseudocysts require a surgical treatment. In most cases, a splenectomy is performed. A the moment, cyst resection and partial splenectomies are performed by a few authors. This is the type of technique that we prefer especially when the patient is young.
D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013156:Splenectomy; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery
Les pseudokystes spléniques. A propos d'un cas.