Laparoscopic Splenectomy for Splenic Hamartoma: A Case Report
Hamartoma is a rare splenic benign tumor usually accidentally detected as a radiologic finding. Preoperative diagnosis poses a challenge and thus surgery becomes necessary to confirm the clinical suspicion. Laparoscopic splenectomy has gained consensus as a standard surgical procedure particularly f...
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| author | Andrea Pisani Ceretti Gabriele Bislenghi Matteo Virdis Nirvana Maroni Andrea Gatti Enrico Opocher |
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| description | Hamartoma is a rare splenic benign tumor usually accidentally detected as a radiologic finding. Preoperative diagnosis poses a challenge and thus surgery becomes necessary to confirm the clinical suspicion. Laparoscopic splenectomy has gained consensus as a standard surgical procedure particularly for autoimmune hematological diseases. This former experience has allowed this technique to be extended to other splenic pathologies. Here we report a case of total laparoscopic splenectomy for a bulky splenic hamartoma in a young male patient. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e92c969518f2495cbaa8505ceabe27eb2025-08-20T02:22:14ZengWileyCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362012-01-01201210.1155/2012/435802435802Laparoscopic Splenectomy for Splenic Hamartoma: A Case ReportAndrea Pisani Ceretti0Gabriele Bislenghi1Matteo Virdis2Nirvana Maroni3Andrea Gatti4Enrico Opocher5Department of General Surgery, San Paolo Hospital, University of Milan, Via Cesariano 10, 20154 Milano, ItalyDepartment of General Surgery, San Paolo Hospital, University of Milan, Via Cesariano 10, 20154 Milano, ItalyDepartment of General Surgery, San Paolo Hospital, University of Milan, Via Cesariano 10, 20154 Milano, ItalyDepartment of General Surgery, San Paolo Hospital, University of Milan, Via Cesariano 10, 20154 Milano, ItalyDepartment of General Surgery, San Paolo Hospital, University of Milan, Via Cesariano 10, 20154 Milano, ItalyDepartment of General Surgery, San Paolo Hospital, University of Milan, Via Cesariano 10, 20154 Milano, ItalyHamartoma is a rare splenic benign tumor usually accidentally detected as a radiologic finding. Preoperative diagnosis poses a challenge and thus surgery becomes necessary to confirm the clinical suspicion. Laparoscopic splenectomy has gained consensus as a standard surgical procedure particularly for autoimmune hematological diseases. This former experience has allowed this technique to be extended to other splenic pathologies. Here we report a case of total laparoscopic splenectomy for a bulky splenic hamartoma in a young male patient.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/435802 |
| spellingShingle | Andrea Pisani Ceretti Gabriele Bislenghi Matteo Virdis Nirvana Maroni Andrea Gatti Enrico Opocher Laparoscopic Splenectomy for Splenic Hamartoma: A Case Report Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine |
| title | Laparoscopic Splenectomy for Splenic Hamartoma: A Case Report |
| title_full | Laparoscopic Splenectomy for Splenic Hamartoma: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Laparoscopic Splenectomy for Splenic Hamartoma: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Laparoscopic Splenectomy for Splenic Hamartoma: A Case Report |
| title_short | Laparoscopic Splenectomy for Splenic Hamartoma: A Case Report |
| title_sort | laparoscopic splenectomy for splenic hamartoma a case report |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/435802 |
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