CONSERVATIVE SURGERY FOR BENIGN NONPARASITIC SPLENIC CYSTS

Authors
HOLLAND AJA FORD WDA BOURNE AJ
Citation
Aja. Holland et al., CONSERVATIVE SURGERY FOR BENIGN NONPARASITIC SPLENIC CYSTS, Pediatric surgery international, 12(5-6), 1997, pp. 353-355
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,Pediatrics
Journal title
Pediatric surgery international → ACNP
ISSN journal
01790358
Volume
12
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
353 - 355
Database
ISI
SICI code
0179-0358(1997)12:5-6<353:CSFBNS>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Benign, non-parasitic splenic cysts are an uncommon cause of splenomeg aly in children. Potentially they may enlarge, causing pain, rupture, or haemorrhage, or become infected. Traditional management has been to tal splenectomy. We report two cases of true epithelial-lined splenic cysts successfully treated by partial splenectomy using an oxidised ce llulose gauze 'sandwich' technique.