{"id":5087,"date":"2011-01-06T01:40:09","date_gmt":"2011-01-06T06:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/insidesurgery.com\/?p=5087"},"modified":"2013-12-24T23:56:02","modified_gmt":"2013-12-25T04:56:02","slug":"splenic-cyst-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidesurgery.com\/2011\/01\/splenic-cyst-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Splenic Cyst Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"
Splenic cysts that are non-parasitic are uncommon but pose a treatment dilemma, particularly when they occur in children. Generally, most experienced authors recommend operative intervention when the cysts is > 4-5 cm or symptomatic.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n A variety of procedures have been tried with the optimal technique yet to be developed, although a spleen-sparing technique is desired. Partial splenectomy, percutaneous ultrasound-guided or laparoscopic cyst fenestration, unroofing with omental packing, and cyst wall removal with argon<\/a> beam coagulation are described techniques.<\/p>\n Cyst recurrences generally mandate splenectomy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Splenic cysts that are non-parasitic are uncommon but pose a treatment dilemma, particularly when they occur in children. Generally, most experienced authors recommend operative intervention when the cysts is > 4-5 cm or symptomatic. A variety of procedures have been tried with the optimal technique yet to be developed, although a spleen-sparing technique is desired. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5126,13],"tags":[3911,3909,3912,3910,3908],"yoast_head":"\n