Di Lorenzo N, Lania M, Sica G S, Magnacca F, Ritucci V, Gaspari A L
Cattedra di Microchirurgia, Università Tor Vergata, Roma.
Minerva Chir. 1993 Aug;48(15-16):871-3.
The superior extremity of the spleen was resected in a 52-year-old male patient due to a calcified echinococcus cyst, using an ultrasonic surgical aspirator (Cavitron). Blood loss was limited and no postoperative morbidity was reported. This method appears to be useful in all cases in which it is possible to avoid splenectomy in order to reduce the risk of uncontrolled postoperative infections.
