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Wandering spleen and primary epithelial cyst: Report of a case

Gezici dalak ve primer epitelyal kisti: Olgu sunumu

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The patient was discharged at postoperative fourth day without complications.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Wandering spleen is a rare clinical entity, and is probably a result of congenital deficiency or acquired laxity of the suspensory ligamanents holding the spleen in place.
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Key Findings & Data:A 29-year-old female had been admitted to the gynecology unit with complaints of lower abdominal pain and a palpable mass.
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Abstract

Wandering spleen is a rare clinical entity, and is probably a result of congenital deficiency or acquired laxity of the suspensory ligamanents holding the spleen in place. It is clinical importance is that a delay in diagnosis may lead to splenic torsion, infarction and acute abdomen. A 29-year-old female had been admitted to the gynecology unit with complaints of lower abdominal pain and a palpable mass. She had no history of trauma. Physical examination revealed a mobile, well-defined 20x10-cm solitary pelvic mass. All the blood tests including platelet count, bleeding, clotting times were normal. Radiologic studies revealed a pelvic mass including a 10-cm cyst. Laparoscopic examination revealed a wandering spleen with a 10-cm cyst, mimicking hydatid disease. Then laparotomy was performed and at operation, splenomegaly with long pedicle was found. The patient underwent splenectomy and splenic histology gave negative result for malignancy but it confirmed splenomegaly with hyperplasia and 10-cm primary splenic epithelial cyst. The patient was discharged at postoperative fourth day without complications.

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Gezici dalak nadir rastlanan bir klinik tablodur ve dalağı normal yerinde tutan asıcı ligamentlerin konjenital yokluğu veya akkiz gevşekliği muhtemel sebebidir. Klinik önemi ise, tanıdaki gecikmenin, splenik torsiyon, dalak infarktı ve akut karın gibi ciddi sorunlara yol açabilmesidir. Alt karın bölgesinde ağrı ve ele gelen kitle yakınmalarıyla jinekoloji kliniğine başvuran 29 yaşında kadın hastada travma hikayesi yoktu. Fizik muayenesinde pelvik bölgede sınırları düzgün, mobil, yaklaşık 20x10 cm boyutlarında solid kitle palpe edilmişti. Kanama, pıhtılaşma zamanı ve trombosit sayısı dahil tüm laboratuar testleri normal sınırlarda saptandı. Radyolojik görüntüleme ile pelvik bölgeyi dolduran ve üzerinde 10 cm çapında kist bulunan kitle saptandı. Laparoskopik gözlemde gezici dalak ve üzerinde hidatik hastalığı andıran 10 cm’lik kistik kitle saptandı. Açık cerrahiye geçildi ve uzun pedikülü ile pelvise yerleşmiş gezici dalak saptandı. Splenektomi uygulandı, histopatolojik inceleme sonucu dalakta malignite olmadığı doğrulandı ancak ‘üzerinde 5 cm’lik epitelyal kist bulunan hiperplazik, konjesyone dalak’ olarak raporlandı. Hasta postoperatif dördüncü gününde şifa ile taburcu edildi.

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KILBAŞ, Z., ZEYBEK, N., PEKER, Y., ÇELİK, E., SAFALI, M. (2010). Wandering spleen and primary epithelial cyst: Report of a case. Bakırköy Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 6 - Sayı: 2, 84–87. https://ajindex.com/articles/131013

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