Splenosis: a diagnosis to be considered



Document title: Splenosis: a diagnosis to be considered
Journal: International braz j urol
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000296861
ISSN: 1677-5538
Authors: 1

Institutions: 1Hospital Sao Marcos, Seccao de Urologia, Braga. Portugal
Year:
Season: Nov-Dic
Volumen: 32
Number: 6
Pages: 678-680
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Caso clínico, descriptivo
English abstract The term splenosis applies to the autotransplanted splenic tissue resulting from seeding in the context of past splenic trauma or surgery. We report a 42-year-old man with a history of splenectomy observed for an incidentally found retrovesical mass thought to be an ectopic testicle. The abdominal laparotomy revealed multiple focuses of pelvic splenosis. As splenosis can be diagnosed through specific imaging studies one should always consider it in differential diagnosis of a mass discovered years after splenic surgery or trauma
Disciplines: Medicina
Keyword: Cirugía,
Diagnóstico,
Bazo,
Esplenosis,
Lesiones,
Heridas,
Vejiga
Keyword: Medicine,
Diagnosis,
Surgery,
Spleen,
Splenosis,
Injuries,
Wounds,
Bladder
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