title: Handheld gamma probe localization of accessory splenic tissue in recurrent idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
abstract: Recurrent idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura due to residual splenic tissue after splenectomy is uncommon. Location of the offending splenic tissue can be technically demanding. A small accessory spleen was localized intraoperatively with a handheld gamma probe after standard technetium-labeled heat-damaged red blood cell scan of the liver and spleen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, Locked Bag 1, A'Beckett Street, Victoria 3000, Australia.
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Finkelde
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Hicks
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Henderson
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000209:etiology*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012008:Recurrence; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*