Laparoscopic excision of splenic hydatid cyst.

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  • K I Gharaibeh
چکیده

Hydatid disease of the spleen is a rare condition. The standard treatment is open total or partial splenectomy. Recently hand assisted laparoscopic total splenectomy for splenic hydatid cyst has been reported. A case is described of splenic hydatid cyst in a 45 year old man that was excised laparoscopically; the related literature is reviewed.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Postgraduate medical journal

دوره 77 905  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2001