Case Report

Total Splenectomy due to an Unexpected “Complication” after Successful Extended Laparoscopic Partial Decapsulation of a Giant Epidermoid Splenic Cyst: A Case Report

Figure 1

(a, b) Plain chest X-ray showing the elevation of the left hemidiaphragm (a). Abdominal ultrasound (US) showing a large, round hypoechoic lesion with internal echoes and regular thin wall surrounded by a peripheral rim of splenic tissue (b).
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