Year 2020 / Volume 112 / Number 9
Letter
Abdominal splenosis: a rare entity with a possible non-invasive diagnosis

739-740

DOI: 10.17235/reed.2020.6856/2020

María Belvis Jiménez, Reyes Aparcero López, Ángel Caunedo Álvarez,

Abstract
Splenosis is an uncommon pathology whose diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion. In most cases they are incidental findings, so their suspicion is essential to carry out a non-invasive diagnosis. We present a case of intraabadominal splenosis and perform a brief review of the literature.
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Publication history

Received: 03/01/2020

Accepted: 16/01/2020

Online First: 05/08/2020

Published: 10/09/2020

Article Online First time: 215 days

Article editing time: 251 days


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