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Postgrad Med J 2001;77:195-196 doi:10.1136/pmj.77.905.195
  • Case report

Laparoscopic excision of splenic hydatid cyst

  1. K I A Gharaibeh
  1. Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Princess Basma Teaching Hospital, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
  1. Dr Kamal Gharaibeh, PO Box 1154, Irbid, Jordankiag{at}go.com.jo
  • Received 15 March 2000
  • Accepted 28 June 2000

Abstract

Hydatid disease of the spleen is a rare condition. The standard treatment is open total or partial splenectomy. Recently hand assisted laparoscopic total splenectomy for splenic hydatid cyst has been reported. A case is described of splenic hydatid cyst in a 45 year old man that was excised laparoscopically; the related literature is reviewed.

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