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Splenic cyst.

D A Pham·A N Duy
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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.

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D A Pham, A N Duy. 1992. Splenic cyst.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1601704/

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