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ArticleRadiology case reports2022

Multimodal study of pelvic splenosis: a rare cause of abdominal pain.

Nicola Maggialetti, Michele Ciaccia, Dino Rubini, Antonio Rosario Pisani, Giulia Santo, Nicola Maria Lucarelli, Amato Antonio Stabile Ianora

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nicola MaggialettiDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs (DSMBNOS), Section of Radiodiagnostic, University of Bari Medical School "Aldo Moro", Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy.
Michele CiacciaInterdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Section of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Bari Medical School "Aldo Moro", Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy.
Dino RubiniInterdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Section of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Bari Medical School "Aldo Moro", Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy.
Antonio Rosario PisaniInterdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Section of Nuclear Medicine, University of Bari Medical School "Aldo Moro", Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy.
Giulia SantoInterdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Section of Nuclear Medicine, University of Bari Medical School "Aldo Moro", Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy.
Nicola Maria LucarelliInterdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Section of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Bari Medical School "Aldo Moro", Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy.
Amato Antonio Stabile IanoraInterdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Section of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Bari Medical School "Aldo Moro", Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy.
University of Bari Aldo Moro · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a rare case of pelvic splenosis, in a 46-year-old man, with a previous history of partial splenectomy, complaining of nonspecific pain in the lower abdominal quadrants. Splenosis is a benign acquired condition, defined as a heterotopic autotransplantation of splenic tissue in other compartments of the body, caused by rupture of the splenic capsule following trauma or splenectomy. Splenosis is often asymptomatic and incidentally found and does not require treatment. Surgery is indicated only in patients presenting with symptoms or complications. In our case, the multimodal imaging study (ultrasound, MRI, CT, and scintigraphy) allowed a correct differential diagnosis without resorting to invasive procedures, susceptible to complications.

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Accessory spleensAutotransplantationPelvic massPolyspleniaScintigraphySplenosis

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