title: Is there a role of percutaneous drainage in non-parasitic splenic cysts? Case report.
abstract: Pathogenesis, classification and treatment of non-parasitic splenic cysts (NPSCs) are controversial. The utility of percutaneous aspiration of the cyst is not well understood. We report a case of a 32 year-old woman with a symptomatic giant epidermoid cyst of the spleen treated with laparoscopic splenectomy. A percutaneous transcatheter drainage was performed under ultrasound guidance before surgical procedure in order to classify the type of cyst and to choose the best treatment.
authors.affiliation: "Guiedo Salvini" Hospital, Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Morandi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Castoldi
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Merlini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vignati
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Milanesi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*