LAPAROSCOPIC TREATMENT OF NONPARASITIC CYSTS OF SPLEEN AND LIVER

Laparoscopic treatments of nonparasitic splenic and liver cysts in the period between March 1993 and April 1995 have been reported: partial decapsulation-fenestration and evacuation of a splenic pseudocyst in o ne patient, fenestration of large congenital liver cysts with total ex cision of a few smaller liver cysts in two patients and two unsuccessf ul treatments of splenic cysts, After successful laparoscopic procedur es the patients experienced immediate and complete relief of the sympt oms, Two years after the splenic cyst procedure and 6 months after the liver cyst operation, the patients remained free of the symptoms, and complete absence of the cysts was confirmed by computerized tomograph y scans, Laparoscopic fenestration of nonparasitic splenic and liver c ysts with total excision of smaller liver cysts is a simple and safe s urgical method with lower morbidity and a quick return to normal activ ity.