Giant Pseudocyst of Spleen - A Rare Case Report

Abstract

Pseudocysts of the spleen are very rare, the    incidence of which is 0.75 per 1,00,000  population.     Pseudocysts of the spleen are usually asymptomatic and associated with history of trauma, infection and infarction. They require exploration only in symptomatic cases and chances of  preservation of spleen  in these cases are very less. Splenic pseudocysts (secondary) are considered to be more common than true cysts. Here is a case  of  non     traumatic pseudocyst spleen presented with complaints of pain and lump in the abdomen. After thorough examination and  investigation, laparotomy with marsupialization of      the cyst was done and spleen was preserved.  Post operative period was uneventful. On histopathological examination diagnosis of splenic pseudocysts was confirmed by absence of lining epithelium. We would like to present this case      of splenic pseudocyst  because of its rarity and of diagnostic challenge to the clinician.