Symptomatic pelvic accessory spleen in a female adolescent: Case report. Issue 9 (10th February 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tendler, Rene; Farah, Rola Khamise; Kais, Mohamad; Odeh, Marwan; Bornstein, Jacob
• Is Part Of: Journal of clinical ultrasound. Volume 45:Issue 9(2017)
• Page Start: 600
• Page End: 602
• Publication Date: 2017-02-10
• Subjects: pelvic accessory spleen -- adnexal mass -- laparoscopy -- transvaginal ultrasound; Ultrasonics in medicine -- Periodicals; 616.07543
• DOI: 10.1002/jcu.22448
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0091-2751

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Accessory spleens are congenital foci of healthy splenic tissue that are separate from the main body of the spleen. They occur in 10–30% of individuals; a wandering accessory spleen located in the pelvis is uncommon. Most patients are asymptomatic. We describe the case of a female adolescent presenting with acute abdominal pain who had a pelvic accessory spleen that mimicked an adnexal mass. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 45 :600–602, 2017