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Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech
; 16(3): 190-4, 2006 Jun.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16804468
RESUMO
The diagnosis and management of true nonparasitic splenic cysts has markedly changed in recent years. The use of serum CA 19-9 has been increasingly advocated for diagnosis, while the advent of minimally invasive surgery has radically altered surgical management. We present the first case of a true nonparasitic splenic cyst in which serum CA 19-9 was not elevated. Treatment was by laparoscopic cyst decapsulation utilising the endoscopic Ligasure.