Conservative surgical treatment of splenic cysts.
The common treatment of splenic cysts is splenectomy, but with today's knowledge of the important position of the spleen in the infection defense, it is advisable to preserve the spleen whenever this is possible, especially in younger individuals. A large non-parasitic, benign splenic cyst is excised. Postoperative ultrasound control presents a normal appearance of the spleen.
D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*