Laparoscopic excision of splenic hydatid cyst.

Gharaibeh, K I · Postgrad Med J · 2001

case_report · Level V

Where this comes from

Abstract

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.

Medical subject headings