Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy for Lymphoepithelial Cyst of the Pancreas

Lymphoepithelial cysts are rare pancreatic lesions. This case report describes the first excision of such a lesion by laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy which is a recognized procedure for treatment of cystic pancreatic neoplasms. Our patient underwent complete excision of the lesion and has enjoyed...

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Autores principales: Au-Yong, Iain T. H., Wemyss-Holden, Simon, Lloyd, David M.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2004
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3016836/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15554288
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author Au-Yong, Iain T. H.
Wemyss-Holden, Simon
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description Lymphoepithelial cysts are rare pancreatic lesions. This case report describes the first excision of such a lesion by laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy which is a recognized procedure for treatment of cystic pancreatic neoplasms. Our patient underwent complete excision of the lesion and has enjoyed complete resolution of his symptoms. Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy may be a suitable choice for first-line therapy for such lesions.
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spelling pubmed-30168362011-02-17 Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy for Lymphoepithelial Cyst of the Pancreas Au-Yong, Iain T. H. Wemyss-Holden, Simon Lloyd, David M. JSLS Case Reports Lymphoepithelial cysts are rare pancreatic lesions. This case report describes the first excision of such a lesion by laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy which is a recognized procedure for treatment of cystic pancreatic neoplasms. Our patient underwent complete excision of the lesion and has enjoyed complete resolution of his symptoms. Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy may be a suitable choice for first-line therapy for such lesions. Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2004 /pmc/articles/PMC3016836/ /pubmed/15554288 Text en © 2004 by JSLS, Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/), which permits for noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not altered in any way.
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Au-Yong, Iain T. H.
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Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy for Lymphoepithelial Cyst of the Pancreas
title Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy for Lymphoepithelial Cyst of the Pancreas
title_full Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy for Lymphoepithelial Cyst of the Pancreas
title_fullStr Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy for Lymphoepithelial Cyst of the Pancreas
title_full_unstemmed Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy for Lymphoepithelial Cyst of the Pancreas
title_short Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy for Lymphoepithelial Cyst of the Pancreas
title_sort laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy for lymphoepithelial cyst of the pancreas
topic Case Reports
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3016836/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15554288
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