[Acute torsion of an accessory spleen].
A case of acute torsion of an accessory spleen is reported. In a 15-year-old girl was admitted to hospital with acute abdominal pain. Ultrasonography showed a round, hypoechoic, solid mass. Computed tomography demonstrated a low-density mass with peripheral enhancement after intravenous contrast medium. These findings suggest the presence of a capsule. At laparotomy, the patient was found to have torsion and infarction of an accessory spleen. Sonographic and computed tomographic findings are discussed.
Chateil
J F
JF
Service de Radiologie A, Bordeaux.
Arboucalot
F
F
Perel
Y
Y
Roy
D
D
Vergnes
P
P
Diard
F
F
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014102:Torsion Abnormality