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Laparoscopic Splenectomy with Pericardial Devascularization for Hypersplenism and Esophageal Variceal Hemorrhage Due to Portal Hypertension
Published on: November 15, 2024
[Intrathoracic splenosis: a case report]
P Puyalto1, J J Sánchez, A Olazábal
1Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, España. ppuyalto@uoc.edu
Abstract:
Splenosis is the implantation of functionally active splenic tissue in the serous membranes of the peritoneal cavity and different solid organs such as the lungs, kidneys, or liver. The presence of subpleural pulmonary nodules, whether associated or not to intraabdominal nodules, should raise the diagnostic possibility of intrathoracic splenosis in patients with a history of partial or total splenectomy and/or trauma affecting the spleen. We report the case of a patient splenectomized 16 years prior for splenic lesions suffered in a traffic accident who presented with subpleural nodules with a nonspecific appearance.
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