Abdominal splenosis: a rare entity with a possible non-invasive diagnosis
Author(s) -
María Belvis Jiménez,
Reyes Aparcero López,
Ángel Caunedo Álvarez
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista española de enfermedades digestivas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2340-4167
pISSN - 1130-0108
DOI - 10.17235/reed.2020.6856/2020
Subject(s) - medicine , general surgery , radiology
Splenosis is an uncommon pathology whose diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion. In most cases they are incidental findings, so their suspicion is essential to carry out a non-invasive diagnosis. We present a case of intraabadominal splenosis and perform a brief review of the literature.
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