Laparoscopic complete excision of a splenic epidermoid cyst.
Splenic epidermoid cysts are rare lesions traditionally treated by splenectomy. Concerns about overwhelming postsplenectomy sepsis have led to the development of splenic preservation procedures in the treatment of cystic diseases of the spleen. We present the first case report of successful laparoscopic complete excision of a splenic epidermoid cyst.
Department of Surgery, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA.
R L
RL
Soares
D A
DA
Balder
S J
SJ
Migliori
J F
JF
Amaral
D000328:Adult; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*