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Ruptured splenic epidermoid cyst: case report and imaging appearances

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Traumatic rapture of a splenic epidermoid cyst is. a rare but recognised cause of \ldacute abdomen\rd in a child. We describe such a case occurring after very minor trauma, show the influence that imaging had in making an accurate diagnosis, and discuss how this influenced clinical management.

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  1. N. J. B. Spencer

    Present address: Lincoln Wing, St. James’s University Hospital, Beckett Street, LS9 7TF, Leeds, UK

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  1. Department of Paediatric Radiology, Clarendon Wing, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Belmont Grove, LS2 9NS, Leeds, UK

    N. J. B. Spencer & R. J. Arthur

  2. Department of Paediatric Surgery, Clarendon Wing, The General Infirmary at Leeds, UK

    M. D. Stringer

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Spencer, N.J.B., Arthur, R.J. & Stringer, M.D. Ruptured splenic epidermoid cyst: case report and imaging appearances. Pediatr Radiol 26, 871–873 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03178039

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