title: [Splenosis: an unrecognized cause of pelvic pain].
abstract: A case of painful pelvic splenosis is reported. This diagnosis concerns a patient suffering from pelvic pain who had had a splenectomy done thirteen years earlier. Two complementary examinations allowed us to make a precise pre-operatory diagnosis. The differential diagnoses are listed and endometriosis in particular. The authors think that the nodules of splenosis are probably a defense against infections affecting "splenic" patients. Consequently, the removal only of symptomatic ectopic splenic tissue is indicated.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013154:Spleen; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000150:complications
vernacular_title: La splénose: cause méconnue d'algies pelviennes.