Case report: omental splenosis discovered during robotic prostatectomy.
Splenosis describes ectopic splenic implants that usually occur after trauma and splenectomy. We present a case of omental splenosis discovered during robot-assisted prostatectomy.
Pick
Donald L
DL
Department of Urology, University of California at Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California 92868, USA. dpick@uci.edu
Ahlering
Thomas E
TE
D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009852:Omentum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011468:Prostatectomy; D012371:Robotics; D013154:Spleen / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017890:Splenosis / Q000601:surgery*