Accessory spleen torsion: US, CT and MR findings.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Torsion of an accessory spleen is a very unusual entity that can appear with abdominal pain associated with the presence of an avascular mass. We report the case of a 13-year-old boy with torsion and infarction of an accessory spleen presenting as a painful abdominal mass in which imaging examination with US, CT and MR showed a large avascular mass in the upper left abdomen.
Medical subject headings
- Choristoma
- Colonic Diseases
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Spleen
- Splenic Diseases
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Ultrasonography