Splenic cyst
Pham, D.A.; Duy, A.N.
Journal of the American Osteopathic Association 92(5): 661-664
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0098-6151 PMID: 1601704 Document Number: 392538
The authors describe a patient who had a benign, secondary splenic cyst definitively diagnosed preoperatively by use of a computed tomography scan. Because it was not possible to distinguish between a primary and secondary nonparasitic cyst preoperatively, the treatment of choice was elective splenectomy. This procedure allows confirmation of the clinical diagnosis and involves low morbidity and mortality.