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  • Title: [Primary suppurated splenic cysts. A case report].
    Author: Pagani R, Mortati L, Barletta N, Cappelloni M.
    Journal: Ann Ital Chir; 1995; 66(4):517-20. PubMed ID: 8687004.
    Abstract:
    The authors describe a case of an epidermoidal cyst of the spleen, which they were able to observe in an emergency case, due to suppuration of the cyst. Primary cysts of the spleen represent a rare dysontegenetic pathological condition which is, for this reason, often underestimated. The general clinical summary is related here, with particular reference to supporative complications, which cause problema of differential diagnosis with patients suffering from abscess of the spleen. The diagnosis can be made as a result of standard X-ray procedures and computed tomography and above all, following a simple scan. The treatment recommended in this case is an open splenectomy, in order to check the allarming clinical symptoms of the patient, which can deteriorate. The use of laparoscopical techniques or trans-cutaneous draining is reserved for salected cases.
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