Acute Abdominal Pain due to Accessory Splenic Infarction in an Adult: A Case Report
Accessory spleens are common congenital anatomic variations that are usually asymptomatic. On the other hand, they can be clinically significant if complicated by hemorrhage, torsion, or infarction. This paper describes a case of an infarcted accessory spleen in a 30-year-old male who presented wi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Jin Publishing & Printing Co.
2021-09-01
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| Series: | The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.kjg.or.kr/journal/view.html?uid=5748&vmd=Full |
| Summary: | Accessory spleens are common congenital anatomic variations that are usually asymptomatic. On the other hand, they can be clinically
significant if complicated by hemorrhage, torsion, or infarction. This paper describes a case of an infarcted accessory spleen in a
30-year-old male who presented with abdominal pain. Abdominal CT and MRI revealed an isolated mass, 4.5 cm in size, in the perisplenic
area. An infarcted accessory spleen was suspected. The patient underwent laparoscopic accessory splenectomy. Histopathology identified
the mass as splenic tissue that had undergone ischemic necrosis. A definitive diagnosis of an infarcted accessory spleen was
made, and the patient was discharged on day 5 after surgery symptom-free. |
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| ISSN: | 1598-9992 2233-6869 |