Conservative surgery for splenic hydatid cyst.
Splenectomy has been the treatment of choice for hydatid cyst of the spleen. By successful enucleation of a deep-seated splenic hydatid cyst and preservation of the spleen, the authors show the technical feasibility of such a procedure and recommend it as the treatment of choice.
Bhatnagar
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Department of Paediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Agarwala
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Mitra
D K
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D002648:Child; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*