Lviv Surgeons Successfully Removed an Orange-Sized Cyst from a Teenager
🏥 An orange-sized cyst. The surgeons of our Center successfully performed a complex procedure on a 14-year-old boy with a peritoneal cyst. The family is from the city of Sheptytskyi in the Lviv region. A 14-year-old boy visited the reception department of the Okhmatdyt Children’s Medicine Center hospital, complaining of abdominal pain. After an ultrasound examination of the abdominal organs, our specialists did not find any acute surgical pathology, but discovered a cystic formation in the abdomen measuring 8 by 8 cm, corresponding to the size of an orange.
For an accurate diagnosis, a CT scan was performed, revealing a formation in the proximal part of the root of the small intestine’s mesentery. Thanks to additional tumor marker tests, doctors were able to rule out an oncological process.
Diagnosis and Surgery
Pediatric surgeon, head of the Clinic of Emergency and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Ihor Hulavskyy explains: “During the diagnostic laparoscopy, we determined that the formation was not from the mesentery of the small intestine, but from behind the peritoneum. It was located on the spine, next to the vena cava.”
✅ Based on the data obtained, a laparotomy – an open surgery – was performed during which surgeons successfully removed the formation without damaging any major vessels. “This is a complex and extremely delicate procedure; the formation had to be removed without damaging the inferior vena cava. The surgery lasted two hours. It’s essentially a jewelry-like intervention,” noted Ihor Hulavskyy.
Histological research showed that it was a benign peritoneal cyst. The boy is already feeling well and was discharged on the third day after surgery. He will continue follow-up with our specialists, and a control ultrasound will be performed in a month. The boy will also be able to resume karate classes.
The Team of Specialists
- Pediatric surgeon, hospital director “Okhmatdyt” Bohdan Malovanyy (Bohdan Malovanyy)
- Pediatric surgeon, head of the Clinic of Emergency and Minimally Invasive Surgery Ihor Hulavskyy (Ihor Hulavskyy)
- Pediatric surgeon Nazariy Havrylyshyn
- Intern, pediatric surgeon Solomiya Kovch (Solomiya Kovch)
- Ultrasound specialist Volodymyr Hapalyak (Volodymyr Hapalyak)
- Anesthesiologist Vira Pryimakova (Vira Pryimakova)
- Operating nurse Oksana Tytar
This story is a bright example of the professionalism of our doctors and modern approaches to diagnosing and treating complex cases!
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