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Complicated congenital splenic cyst: Saved by a splenunculus

Author(s) -

Kokila Lakhoo,

Nina Karia

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

african journal of paediatric surgery

Language(s) - Uncategorized

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163

H-Index - 17

eISSN - 0189-6725

pISSN - 0974-5998

DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.79068

Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous , splenectomy , conservative management , cyst , surgery , spleen , paediatric surgery , girl , psychology , developmental psychology

A 12-year-old girl presented with a large congenital splenic cyst complicated by Salmonella organisms. After failure of conservative management and percutaneous drainage, a splenectomy was performed. An incidental splenunculus was preserved. On follow up the splenunculus had increased to normal splenic size and there was no evidence of Howell-Jolly bodies, suggesting normal splenic function.

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