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Giant epithelial nonparasitic splenic cyst a pre-operative diagnosis dilemma: A case report

Giant splenic cyst is rare disorder affecting the spleen. As the occurrence is so in-frequent that the diagnosis preoperatively remains a challenge. We report a 12-year-old boy who presented to Sarawak General Hospital, Malaysia with left upper abdominal pain initially mistaken as a complex left liv...

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Main Authors: Soo, Wai Tseung, Siong, L.K., Yong, S.G., Soon, K.C.
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Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2021
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spelling my.um.eprints.356552022-12-20T01:08:11Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/35655/ Giant epithelial nonparasitic splenic cyst a pre-operative diagnosis dilemma: A case report Soo, Wai Tseung Siong, L.K. Yong, S.G. Soon, K.C. R Medicine (General) Giant splenic cyst is rare disorder affecting the spleen. As the occurrence is so in-frequent that the diagnosis preoperatively remains a challenge. We report a 12-year-old boy who presented to Sarawak General Hospital, Malaysia with left upper abdominal pain initially mistaken as a complex left liver cyst. He underwent surgery which turned out to be a giant splenic cyst and underwent laparotomy and total splenectomy. He was discharged well and remains asymptomatic after 6 months postoperative follow up. © 2021, Malaysian Medical Association. All rights reserved. Malaysian Medical Association 2021 Article PeerReviewed Soo, Wai Tseung and Siong, L.K. and Yong, S.G. and Soon, K.C. (2021) Giant epithelial nonparasitic splenic cyst a pre-operative diagnosis dilemma: A case report. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 76 (4). pp. 597-599. ISSN 03005283, https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85111565373&partnerID=40&md5=99bc16a6fbcbe420a3c4b9cb1484cc7a
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topic R Medicine (General)
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Soo, Wai Tseung
Siong, L.K.
Yong, S.G.
Soon, K.C.
Giant epithelial nonparasitic splenic cyst a pre-operative diagnosis dilemma: A case report
description Giant splenic cyst is rare disorder affecting the spleen. As the occurrence is so in-frequent that the diagnosis preoperatively remains a challenge. We report a 12-year-old boy who presented to Sarawak General Hospital, Malaysia with left upper abdominal pain initially mistaken as a complex left liver cyst. He underwent surgery which turned out to be a giant splenic cyst and underwent laparotomy and total splenectomy. He was discharged well and remains asymptomatic after 6 months postoperative follow up. © 2021, Malaysian Medical Association. All rights reserved.
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author Soo, Wai Tseung
Siong, L.K.
Yong, S.G.
Soon, K.C.
author_facet Soo, Wai Tseung
Siong, L.K.
Yong, S.G.
Soon, K.C.
author_sort Soo, Wai Tseung
title Giant epithelial nonparasitic splenic cyst a pre-operative diagnosis dilemma: A case report
title_short Giant epithelial nonparasitic splenic cyst a pre-operative diagnosis dilemma: A case report
title_full Giant epithelial nonparasitic splenic cyst a pre-operative diagnosis dilemma: A case report
title_fullStr Giant epithelial nonparasitic splenic cyst a pre-operative diagnosis dilemma: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Giant epithelial nonparasitic splenic cyst a pre-operative diagnosis dilemma: A case report
title_sort giant epithelial nonparasitic splenic cyst a pre-operative diagnosis dilemma: a case report
publisher Malaysian Medical Association
publishDate 2021
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/35655/
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