Open AccessCongenital cyst in female accessory spleen: a case report
Author(s) -
Eclair Lucas Filho,
Fernando Fernandes Rodrigues,
Nathália Vieira de Oliveira
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
brazilian journal of case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2763-583X
DOI - 10.52600/2763-583x.bjcr.2022.2.1.15-20
Subject(s) - asymptomatic , medicine , spleen , abdominal pain , population , cyst , splenectomy , surgery , radiology , environmental health
Cysts found in splenic stores, of parasitic or non-parasitic origin, are rare causes of recurrent abdominal pain, but with a significant increase in the number of diagnoses in recent years. This condition is caused by the derivation of the mesothelial cell lining of the spleen capsule, occurring in 0.5 - 2% of the world population. Clinically, patients tend to remain asymptomatic for years and usually have an incidental diagnosis by imaging exams or during the investigation of diffuse and recurrent abdominal pain, rarely found in females. The treatment of splenic cysts is performed through video laparoscopic splenic resection.