title: Partial Splenectomy for Splenic Cyst using a Bipolar Radiofrequency Device.
abstract: The main goals of spleen preserving surgery are control of peroperative bleeding and maintaining the spleen's function postoperatively. Several techniques of spleen preserving surgery have been described. This report presents a new technique to perform partial splenectomy. We performed this partial splenectomy with a bipolar radiofrequency (RF) device in a 21 years old woman with a splenic cyst, with almost no peroperative blood loss.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medisch Spectrum Twente, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Hieronymus Pam
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Poos
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medisch Spectrum Twente, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Deepu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Daryanani
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medisch Spectrum Twente, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Joost M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Klaase
keywords: Bipolar radiofrequency device; Partial splenectomy; Splenic cyst