De Caluwé D, Phelan E, Puri P
Children's Research Centre, Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin 12, Ireland.
J Pediatr Surg. 2003 Apr;38(4):629-32. doi: 10.1053/jpsu.2003.50139.
Congenital splenic cysts are a rare entity. They are more frequent in children and young adults. They are true cysts, lined by epithelium with a typical trabeculation. Aspiration and injection with antibiotics (minocycline-tetracycline) or pure alcohol has been reported sparsely with variable results. The purpose of this case study is to report our experience with ultrasound (US)-guided aspiration and injection of a congenital splenic cyst, which, in our case, did not prove a viable alternative to surgical defenestration.
