PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Lodewijk CS Res
AU  - Mireille T T Knook
AU  - Hans M Hazelbag
AU  - Onno R Guicherit
TI  - Spontaneous rupture of a non-parasitic splenic cyst
AID  - 10.1136/bcr-2019-231473
DP  - 2019 Oct 01
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - e231473
VI  - 12
IP  - 10
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/12/10/e231473.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/12/10/e231473.full
SO  - BMJ Case Reports2019 Oct 01; 12
AB  - Rupture of a non-parasitic splenic cyst is a rare but possibly dangerous complication with 21 cases described so far. We present a 46-year-old woman who presented with acute abdominal pain and was diagnosed with a spontaneous ruptured splenic cyst that was successfully treated by laparoscopic splenectomy. Histological examination showed characteristics corresponding with a non-parasitic congenital cyst that had lost its epithelial lining. Several treatment options can be considered for splenic cysts, depending on size and location. In case of rupture, the clinical condition of the patient should be taken into account.