A Rare Case of Spontaneous Hemorrhage in a Giant Accessory Spleen in a Child.


Journal

Case reports in pediatrics
ISSN: 2090-6803
Titre abrégé: Case Rep Pediatr
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101581030

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2019
Historique:
received: 26 10 2018
accepted: 01 01 2019
entrez: 27 2 2019
pubmed: 26 2 2019
medline: 26 2 2019
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Accessory spleen (AS) is a condition found in about 20% of patients and is most commonly located in the hilar region of the spleen. It is more often asymptomatic, single, and smaller than 2 cm. In the present study, we report the rare case of a 13-year-old boy with giant accessory spleen underwent spontaneous intrasplenic hemorrhage who presented with recurrent abdominal pain. Contrast-enhanced MRI was mandatory for the diagnosis before surgical procedure.

Identifiants

pubmed: 30805239
doi: 10.1155/2019/1597527
pmc: PMC6363236
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

1597527

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Auteurs

Gianpaolo Grilli (G)

Radiology Unit, Riuniti Hospital, Foggia, Italy.

Valentina Pastore (V)

Radiology Unit, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.

Vincenzo Bertozzi (V)

Radiology Unit, Riuniti Hospital, Foggia, Italy.

Annarita Nunzia Cintoli (AN)

Radiology Unit, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.

Francesco Perfetto (F)

Radiology Unit, Riuniti Hospital, Foggia, Italy.

Maria Nobili (M)

Pediatric Surgery Unit, Riuniti Hospital, Foggia, Italy.

Francesco Canale (F)

Pediatric Surgery Unit, Riuniti Hospital, Foggia, Italy.

Luca Macarini (L)

Radiology Unit, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.

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