Laparoscopic splenectomy for splenic hamartoma: a case report.

Abstract

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.

• Authors: Andrea Pisani Ceretti, Gabriele Bislenghi, Matteo Virdis, Nirvana Maroni, Andrea Gatti, Enrico Opocher
• Journal: Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine (Case Rep Gastrointest Med) Vol. 2012 Pg. 435802 ( 2012) ISSN: 2090-6536 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 23125940 (Publication Type: Journal Article)