title: Splenoptosis complicated by a large splenic cyst: case report and discussion of combined management.
abstract: Splenoptosis is a rare condition in children. Its association with a cyst is rare. A case of splenoptosis complicated by a large cyst is reported. The child presented with features of intermittent abdominal pain, constipation and clinical examination revealed a mass apparently rising out of the pelvis. Ultrasound confirmed the mass as spleen with a 15 cm cyst in the lower pole. At surgery the cyst was marsupialised and splenopexy undertaken placing the cyst in a retro-peritoneal pouch. This is only the second report of such a case in the English literature.
authors.affiliation: Leicester Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
authors.forename: Chandrasen K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: Ross
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fisher
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery