Conservative management of gigantic splenic cyst during pregnancy; a differential diagnosis for chest pain caused by the forgotten organ

Splenic cyst is extremely rare in pregnancy. All the six cases that had been described in literatures were treated surgically. However, we report the first case of a huge splenic cyst during pregnancy managed by conservative approach in the form of analgesia, antibiotics and percutaneous aspiration.

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Published in:Gynecological surgery 2010-02, Vol.7 (1), p.49-51
Main Authors: Mahran, Montasser A., Bodley, Roger, Farouk, Marwan, Ashworth, Felicity
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communication
Cysts
Gynecology
Interventional Radiology
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery
Pregnancy
Reproductive Medicine
Spleen
Surgical Oncology
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Summary:Splenic cyst is extremely rare in pregnancy. All the six cases that had been described in literatures were treated surgically. However, we report the first case of a huge splenic cyst during pregnancy managed by conservative approach in the form of analgesia, antibiotics and percutaneous aspiration.
ISSN:1613-2076
1613-2084
DOI:10.1007/s10397-008-0456-0