[Diagnosis and therapy of non-parasitic splenic cysts in children]

Splenic cysts of various types are rare surgical abnormalities. The diagnostic and therapeutic procedures are discussed with special reference to the author's clinical material consisting of six children with non-parasitic cysts. Sonography and, in special cases, CT are the most important methods of examination. The desirability of conserving the spleen, while removing the cyst, is stressed.