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Pediatric splenic cysts are rare surgical conditions. Organ-preserving surgery, like partial splenectomy, is recommended for nonparasitic splenic cysts due to good outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Surgery
- Abdominal Surgery
- Surgical Pathology
Background:
- Splenic cysts are rare surgical diseases in the abdominal cavity of children.
- This study reviews cases from a 20-year period (1968-1988) at a pediatric surgery clinic.
Observation:
- Three pediatric patients with splenic cysts were observed and treated.
- Modern diagnostic tools including echography, CT, scintigraphy, and laparoscopy enabled precise preoperative localization.
Findings:
- Partial splenic resection was performed in these cases.
- The study reports good postoperative results following partial splenectomy for splenic cysts.
Implications:
- Organ-preserving surgery is recommended as the preferred method for nonparasitic splenic cysts.
- This approach was pioneered in Bulgaria for splenic cyst treatment.
Abstract:
One of the rare surgical diseases of the organs in the abdominal cavity in children are the splenic cysts. For a period of 20 years (1968-1988) 3 children have been observed and treated at the Clinic of Pediatric Surgery in Sofia. The use of modern diagnostic methods--echography, computer axial tomography, scintigraphy and laparoscopy furnished an opportunity for precise preoperative organ localization of the disease in the patients observed by the authors. Partial resection of the spleen in this pathology with good postoperative results, performed for the first time in Bulgaria, encouraged the authors to recommend organ-preserving operation as the method of choice in nonparasitic cysts of the spleen.