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[Acute torsion of an accessory spleen]
J F Chateil1, F Arboucalot, Y Perel
1Service de Radiologie A, Bordeaux.
Journal De Radiologie
|March 1, 1996
Abstract:
A case of acute torsion of an accessory spleen is reported. In a 15-year-old girl was admitted to hospital with acute abdominal pain. Ultrasonography showed a round, hypoechoic, solid mass. Computed tomography demonstrated a low-density mass with peripheral enhancement after intravenous contrast medium. These findings suggest the presence of a capsule. At laparotomy, the patient was found to have torsion and infarction of an accessory spleen. Sonographic and computed tomographic findings are discussed.