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Splenic pseudocyst: aspiration or cyst decapsulation

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A 12 year old boy with a splenic pseudocyst is reported. Percutaneous drainage resulted in complete emptying but rapid reaccumulation. Cyst decapsulation with splenic preservation was curative and is recommended for definitive therapy of splenic pseudocysts.

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  1. Department of Paediatric Surgery, Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin 12

    J. Lappin, M. T. Corbally & E. J. Guiney

  2. Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children, St. Michael’s Hill, BS2 8BJ, Bristol, UK

    M. T. Corbally

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Lappin, J., Corbally, M.T. & Guiney, E.J. Splenic pseudocyst: aspiration or cyst decapsulation. I.J.M.S. 161, 48 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02942082

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