Splenosis: ultrasound and CT findings in a case complicated by an intraperitoneal implant traumatic hematoma

Gastrointest Radiol. 1988 Jul;13(3):275-8. doi: 10.1007/BF01889080.

Abstract

A case of intraperitoneal splenosis, found incidentally at ultrasound examination in a 35-year-old man, is reported. The diagnosis, suspected on the basis of computed tomographic (CT) and radionuclide studies, was established by surgery. Three years later, after direct trauma, ultrasound and CT studies revealed a surgically proven splenosis implant hematoma. The contribution of radiologic examinations in the diagnosis of splenosis is emphasized.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Choristoma / complications*
  • Choristoma / diagnosis
  • Choristoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Hematoma / diagnosis
  • Hematoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Hematoma / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Peritoneal Diseases / diagnosis
  • Peritoneal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Peritoneal Diseases / etiology*
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / complications*
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Spleen*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
  • Ultrasonography*