CASE REPORT
Laparoscopic Splenectomy for Splenic Cyst
Hydatic
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Elazığ Education and Research Hospital,
Department of General Surgery, Elazığ,
Turkey
Publication date: 2012-01-10
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Selim Sözen
Yurt mahallesi. 71335 sokak. 13/19 İrfan
Altaş apt. Çukurova /Adana
Eur J Gen Med 2012;9(Supplement 1):33-35
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ABSTRACT
Hydatid cyst disease is an important public health problem in some
countries including Turkey. Hydatid disease is most commonly seen in
the liver and lungs, but rarely in the spleen, kidney, pancreas, ovaries
and abdominopelvic cavity. In this report, a 29-year-old women with
a isolated splenic hydatid cyst who underwent laparoscopic splenectomy
is presented. Laparoscopic splenectomy remains the treatment
of choice because it demonstrates low morbidity and mortality rates.