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19 November 2020: Articles

Symptomatic Giant Primary Nonparasitic Splenic Cyst Treated with Laparoscopic Decapsulation: A Case Report and Literature Review

Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease

Salah Termos A* , Feras Othman B , Ali Aljewaied E , Afaq Mahmoud Alkhalil F , Mohammad Alhunaidi A , Socrates Mathew Parayil D , Fahad Alabdulghani C

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.927893

Am J Case Rep 2020; 21:e927893

Table 1. This table shows all the details of the reported cases of primary nonparasitic splenic cysts managed by decapsulation.

StudyAgeSexPresentationSize (cm)OperationFollow-up months
Our Case22FAbdominal pain GI symptoms20×17Lap. decapsulation36 months
Imoto 2019 []26 23FRuptured cyst12×8Lap. decapsulation6 months
Elhardello 2018 []27 19FAbdominal pain12×10Lap. decapsulation6 months
Sleiman 2018 []28 17FAbdominal pain15×15Open decapsulation60 months
Khafaji 2017 []29 23FAbdominal pain GI symptoms16×14Lap. decapsulation
Zvizdic 2013 []30 10FIncidental finding6×6Open decapsulation
Pitiakoudis 2011 []31 19FAbdominal pain17×15Attempted Lap. decapsulation Open Splenectomy
Geraghty 2009 []32 38FAbdominal pain10×7Lap. decapsulation
Paksoy 2006 []33 28FAbdominal pain7×5.6Lap. decapsulation16 months
Mackenzie 1 2004 []25 11MAbdominal pain14×13Lap. decapsulation24 months
Mackenzie 2 2004 []25 13FAbdominal pain3×3Lap. decapsulation24 months
GI – gastrointestinal; Lap – laparoscopic.

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