Large primary splenic cyst: A laparoscopic technique

Splenic cysts are rare lesions with around 800 cases reported in the world literature. Traditionally splenectomy was the treatment of choice. However, with the recognition of the important immunological function of the spleen, new techniques to preserve splenic function have been developed. This cas...

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Autores principales: Geraghty, M, Khan, I Z, Conlon, K C
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2009
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Unusual Case
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2699073/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19547686
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-9941.51315
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Conlon, K C
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description Splenic cysts are rare lesions with around 800 cases reported in the world literature. Traditionally splenectomy was the treatment of choice. However, with the recognition of the important immunological function of the spleen, new techniques to preserve splenic function have been developed. This case emphasizes that in selected cases splenic preservation is appropriate.
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spelling pubmed-26990732009-06-22 Large primary splenic cyst: A laparoscopic technique Geraghty, M Khan, I Z Conlon, K C J Minim Access Surg Unusual Case Splenic cysts are rare lesions with around 800 cases reported in the world literature. Traditionally splenectomy was the treatment of choice. However, with the recognition of the important immunological function of the spleen, new techniques to preserve splenic function have been developed. This case emphasizes that in selected cases splenic preservation is appropriate. Medknow Publications 2009 /pmc/articles/PMC2699073/ /pubmed/19547686 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-9941.51315 Text en © Journal of Minimal Access Surgery http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Conlon, K C
Large primary splenic cyst: A laparoscopic technique
title Large primary splenic cyst: A laparoscopic technique
title_full Large primary splenic cyst: A laparoscopic technique
title_fullStr Large primary splenic cyst: A laparoscopic technique
title_full_unstemmed Large primary splenic cyst: A laparoscopic technique
title_short Large primary splenic cyst: A laparoscopic technique
title_sort large primary splenic cyst: a laparoscopic technique
topic Unusual Case
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2699073/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19547686
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-9941.51315
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