Presence of an accessory spleen in the gastrosplenic ligament: Its histological observation and clinical consequences

Presence of an accessory spleen in the gastrosplenic ligament: Its histological observation and clinical consequences

Accessory or supernumerary spleens are congenital in occurrence. Its presence may result in differential diagnosis or exhibit continued symptoms after therapeutic splenectomy. We report here a case of accessory spleen (AS), which was remarkably larger in size was found within the gastro-splenic liga...

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Main Authors: Jyothsna Patil, Naveen Kumar, Satheesha B Nayak, S Swamy Ravindra, Anitha Guru, Ashwini P Aithal, Melanie R D′Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research
Subjects:
Accessory spleen
histology
supernumerary spleen
white pulp
Online Access:http://www.cjhr.org/article.asp?issn=2348-3334;year=2015;volume=2;issue=2;spage=163;epage=165;aulast=Patil

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