Coincidental finding of pelvic splenosis during gynecological surgery
Language English Country Czech Republic Media print
Document type Case Reports, Journal Article
PubMed
33562971
PII: 125796
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- Pelvis, accesory spleen, splenosis,
- MeSH
- Diagnosis, Differential MeSH
- Gynecologic Surgical Procedures MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Pelvis MeSH
- Splenectomy adverse effects MeSH
- Splenosis * diagnostic imaging etiology MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Case Reports MeSH
OBJECTIVE: To describe a case of coincidental finding of splenosis during gynecological laparoscopic surgery. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Department of gynecology and obstetrics, Hospital of Frýdek-Místek. CASE REPORT: We describe the case of coincidental perioperative finding of pelvic tumorous mass that was later histologicaly verified as accsessory spleen or splenosis. CONCLUSION: Ectopic spleen is mostly random finding with no symptoms observed. Rarely it can cause pelvic pain or mimick adnexal malignity or endometriosis. It is neccesery to keep this rare diagnosis in mind, mainly at patients with splenic trauma or splenectomy in their medical history to preserve immunological function of this splenic tissue.