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Hand-assisted laparoscopic splenectomy for hydatid cyst
K E Ballaux1, J M Himpens, G Leman
1Department of Abdominal and Thoracic Surgery, Sint-Blasius Ziekenhuis, Kroonveldlaan 50, 9200 Dendermonde, Belgium.
Surgical Endoscopy
|September 19, 1997
Splenic hydatidosis is a rare condition. We performed a hand-assisted laparoscopic splenectomy for a large hydatid cyst localized in the center of the spleen. We discuss the advantages of the "helping hand."
Splenic hydatidosis is a rare condition. We performed a hand-assisted laparoscopic splenectomy for a large hydatid cyst localized in the center of the spleen. We discuss the advantages of the "helping hand."