Splenic scintigraphy: a large congenital fissure mimicking splenic hematoma.
This report describes a case of blunt abdominal trauma in which a deep congenital fissure in the superior border of the spleen led to the preoperative scintigraphic diagnosis of a splenic hematoma. The frequency of splenic notches of this magnitude is low but significant, hence anatomical variation should be considered in the differential diagnosis of scintigraphic defects.
D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*