Cheung, KK;
Wagner, T;
Hall, M;
Dvorkin, L;
(2014)
Abdominopelvic Splenosis—An Unusual Cause of Tenesmus.
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
, 18
(8)
1543 - 1545.
10.1007/s11605-014-2548-7.
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Abstract
Splenosis is a rare condition defined as seeding and autotransplantation of splenic tissue, typically after blunt abdominal trauma (e.g. from road traffic collision). Sites of splenosis ranging from intrathoracic to intrapelvic have been reported, and symptoms vary greatly depending on the site and size of lesions. We present the use of Tc-99m sulphur colloid SPECT/CT in diagnosing a case of multiple abdominopelvic splenosis as the cause of new-onset tenesmus and constipation, which was initially thought to be due to colorectal malignancy, 47 years following the initial abdominal trauma.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Abdominopelvic Splenosis—An Unusual Cause of Tenesmus |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11605-014-2548-7 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11605-014-2548-7 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits any use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and the source are credited. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1469535 |
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