Open AccessResection of a giant nonparasitic splenic cyst by minilaparoscopy
Author(s) -
Gustavo Carvalho,
Gustavo Góes,
Raimundo Hugo Matias Furtado,
Raquel Nogueira Cordeiro,
Marianna Lessa
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/jmas.jmas_55_18
Subject(s) - medicine , abdomen , surgery , splenectomy , cyst , computed tomography , abdominal pain , radiology , ultrasonography , spleen
A female patient, 20 years old, with a history of a progressive increase in abdominal volume on the left side, starting 3 years ago, with no associated symptoms and no history of trauma. Ultrasonography and a computed tomography scan of the abdomen were performed, which revealed a large splenomegaly, and a partial minilaparoscopic splenectomy was indicated. We opted for unroofing of the cyst, and the procedure was uneventful, with a total surgical time of 47 min. The patient progressed clinically well, without abdominal pain, being discharged on the 2 nd post-operative day.