ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2024
Transumbilical single-site laparoscopic treatment of primary splenic cyst in child: a rare case report and review of literature.
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- Laparoscopic Management of Benign Splenic Cysts in Children: Partial Splenectomy vs. Deroofing.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Case Report: Single-port robotic-assisted partial splenectomy for a giant congenital splenic cyst in a child using the SHURUI system.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Laparoscopic Partial Splenectomy for a Giant Congenital Splenic Cyst in a Child: Case Report and Focused Literature Review.Clinical case reports · 2026Article
- Laparoscopic-assisted resection of long-segment small bowel duplication: a rare case report and review of literature.BMC pediatrics · 2025Review
- Transumbilical single-site laparoscopic resection of splenic papillary angioendothelioma in a pediatric patient: a rare case report and review of literature.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- Case Report: Primary splenic hydatid cyst.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Splenic cysts are relatively rare benign tumors that are asymptomatic in most patients and are usually discovered incidentally by imaging. In our case, we report a splenic cyst in a child who underwent laparoscopic partial splenectomy. Case description: A 13-year-old boy was admitted to the hospital after an incidental finding of a splenic cyst on an abdominal ultrasound conducted 4 days prior. He was asymptomatic before admission. Upon admission, abdominal ultrasound and CT revealed a cystic lesion in the spleen, highly suspicious for a splenic cyst. Then, we used transumbilical single-site laparoscopic exploration and found a cyst measuring approximately 12 cm × 11 cm × 10 cm at the upper pole of the spleen, so we performed a partial splenectomy and diagnosed a primary epithelioid splenic cyst via postoperative pathology. Conclusions: Splenic cysts in children are very rare and can be treated conservatively in asymptomatic patients with a diameter of less than 5 cm, while surgery is required in symptomatic patients or those with a diameter greater than or equal to 5 cm. Transumbilical single-site laparoscopic partial splenectomy is a minimally invasive and effective treatment, especially for children.
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