He was referred to the surgical department. Sonography and computed tomography (Figure) demonstrated a giant splenic cyst with displacement of the stomach and pancreas towards the midline and left ...

The anatomic abnormalities associated with rupture include splenic cysts (n = 6), infarction (n = 6) and hamartomata (n = 5). Medications associated with rupture include anticoagulants (n = 21 ...

Occasionally arteries with their associated periarteriolar sheaths project into the lumen of the cysts. This may well ... the risk of spontaneous splenic rupture and in avoiding interventional ...