title: Laparoscopic treatment of accessory splenic tissue.
abstract: A case of persistent thrombocytopenia after open splenectomy for immune thrombocytopenic purpura is presented. The accessory splenic tissue found by CT preoperatively was successfully treated using a laparoscopic technique. The management of this first case in the world literature of accessory splenic tissue is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Istanbul School of Medicine, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mercan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Seven
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Erbil
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D010976:Platelet Count; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013156:Splenectomy