Over the last two decades, the surgical treatment of NPSCs has changed from a formerly customary total splenectomy to spleen-conserving procedures, such as total cystectomy with or without partial splenectomy or partial cystectomy. These therapeutic modalities can be performed laparoscopically, if technically possible. Fenestration or deroofing of the cyst resulted in a high recurrence rate (7/9).
Resolution of hydronephrosis after surgery is relatively slow, but renal parenchymal growth is rapid. Mild postoperative pelvic dilatation is frequent and does not indicate continued obstruction.
In contrast with the prevailing belief, it has been demonstrated that NPSCs are congenital in origin, and there is no clinically proven evidence that trauma does play a role in their genesis.
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