title: Laparoscopic splenectomy for splenic hamartoma: a case report.
abstract: Hamartoma is a rare splenic benign tumor usually accidentally detected as a radiologic finding. Preoperative diagnosis poses a challenge and thus surgery becomes necessary to confirm the clinical suspicion. Laparoscopic splenectomy has gained consensus as a standard surgical procedure particularly for autoimmune hematological diseases. This former experience has allowed this technique to be extended to other splenic pathologies. Here we report a case of total laparoscopic splenectomy for a bulky splenic hamartoma in a young male patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, San Paolo Hospital, University of Milan, Via Cesariano 10, 20154 Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pisani Ceretti
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bislenghi
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Virdis
authors.forename: Nirvana
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maroni
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gatti
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Opocher