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This technique should only be performed by a well-trained team because of the high risk of bleeding. The authors report the cases of three patients who underwent laparoscopic partial splenectomy: a 7-year-old girl with no relevant history with a 4.5-cm epidermoid cyst involving the lower pole of the spleen, a 13-year-old boy, type 1 diabetic on insulin therapy, with a 7-cm epidermoid cyst of the upper pole of the spleen and a 14-year-old girl, with no previous history, with a 6-cm upper pole epidermoid splenic cyst. Operating times were 2 h 30 min, 3 h and 4 h 30 min, respectively. The intraoperative blood loss was 100 mL, 350 mL and 300 mL, respectively. The length of hospital stay was 6 days for each patient. No blood transfusion was performed perioperatively. With a mean follow-up duration of 21 months (32 months, 21 months and 10 months, respectively), no complication or recurrence occurred.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4103\/ajps.ajps_84_23","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,16]],"date-time":"2024-09-16T05:01:16Z","timestamp":1726462876000},"page":"278-282","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Epidermoid Splenic Cyst in Children Treated by Laparoscopic Partial Splenectomy"],"prefix":"10.67481","volume":"21","author":[{"given":"Salihou Aminou","family":"Sadjo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nancy Regional University Hospital, Nancy, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christelle","family":"Destinval","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nancy Regional University Hospital, Nancy, 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