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ArticleJournal of minimal access surgery

Laparoscopic splenectomy for large splenic pseudocyst: A rare case report and review of literature.

Ankush Sarwal, Anil Sharma, Rajesh Khullar, Vandana Soni, Manish Baijal, Pradeep Chowbey

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Article in Journal of minimal access surgery. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Minimally invasive surgery for giant splenic cysts.Journal of minimal access surgery · 2025
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  4. Massive splenic cyst in pregnancy: case report.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ankush SarwalMax Institute of Minimal Access and Bariatric Surgery, Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Anil SharmaMax Institute of Minimal Access and Bariatric Surgery, Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Rajesh KhullarMax Institute of Minimal Access and Bariatric Surgery, Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Vandana SoniMax Institute of Minimal Access and Bariatric Surgery, Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Manish BaijalMax Institute of Minimal Access and Bariatric Surgery, Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Pradeep ChowbeyMax Institute of Minimal Access and Bariatric Surgery, Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Max Super Speciality Hospital · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Laparoscopic splenectomy is gaining popularity due to less morbidity and minimal operative complications. Nowadays, laparoscopic splenectomy is the approach of choice for both benign and malignant diseases of the spleen. Splenic pseudocyst due to non-traumatic cause has been very rarely reported in literature. We report an interesting case of a rare large splenic pseudocyst without a history of previous abdominal trauma, treated successfully by laparoscopic technique and discuss literature for the same.

Indexed as

Laparoscopic splenectomysplenic cystsplenic pseudocyst

Identifiers

PMID29794364
PMCPMC6293666
OpenAlexW2804324028

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