• Pediatr. Surg. Int. · Oct 2007

    Case Reports

    A case of splenosis after laparoscopic splenectomy.

    • Masahito Sato, Takayuki Motohiro, Shiro Seto, Masafumi Kogire, Kohei Takada, and Yoshinori Hamada.
    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kitano Hospital, The Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, 2-4-20 Ohgimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-8480, Japan. ms-sato@kitano-hp.or.jp
    • Pediatr. Surg. Int. 2007 Oct 1;23(10):1019-21.

    AbstractSplenosis is the heterotopic autotransplantation of splenic tissue usually following traumatic rupture of the spleen or surgical manipulation of splenic tissue. Although it is generally asymptomatic, it may present with abdominal pain or mass. Furthermore, there may be recurrence of the hematological disorders for which the patient underwent splenectomy. We report a rare case of splenosis in a 9-year-old girl after laparoscopic splenectomy for hereditary spherocytosis, which required laparotomy due to bowel obstruction.

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