Case report demonstrates laparoscopic partial splenectomy for diagnosis in suspected splenic lymphoma, highlighting a less invasive option to avoid total splenectomy complications.
Diagnosing primary splenic malignant lymphoma (PSML) is challenging due to the non-specific nature of splenomegaly, necessitating splenic biopsy for confirmation. However, performing partial splenic resection for diagnostic purposes is an elective procedure due to the risk of major hemorrhage. Despite the longstanding practice of splenectomy over the past few decades, it remains invasive and may result in severe early or late complications. Hence, we present laparoscopic partial splenectomy (LPS) in a patient suspicious of PSML for diagnostic purposes in this study.
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