Splenosis
Epidemiology
Etiology
Physiology
Diagnosis
Clinical Manifestations
Other Manifestations
Treatment
References
- The born-again spleen. Return of splenic function after splenectomy for trauma. N Engl J Med. 1978 Jun;298(25):1389-92 [MEDLINE]
- Detection of splenosis and ectopic spleens with 99mTc-labelled heat damaged autologous erythrocytes in 90 splenectomized patients. Scand J Haematol. 1981 Jul;27(1):51-6 [MEDLINE]
- Incidence and function of residual splenic tissue following splenectomy for trauma in adults. Arch Surg. 1983 May;118(5):617-20 [MEDLINE]
- Thoracic splenosis after blunt trauma: frequency and imaging findings. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1993 Oct;161(4):739-41 [MEDLINE]
- Clinical problem-solving. Venting the spleen. N Engl J Med. 2013;369(14):1357 [MEDLINE]
