title: Massive gastrointestinal bleeding due to splenotic nodule of the gastric wall. A case report.
abstract: Splenosis results from autotransplantation of splenic tissue after traumatic splenic rupture or surgery. Usually asymptomatic, splenosis is an incidental finding at surgery, unrelated to the splenosis, for intestinal obstruction or suspected appendicitis or gynaecological pathology. This article describes a unique case of massive gastrointestinal bleeding caused by deep invasion of a splenotic nodule into the gastric wall.
authors.affiliation: U.O. Chirurgia Generale "G. Marinaccio", Università degli Studi di Bari.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Margari
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amoruso
authors.forename: Dario
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: D'Abbicco
authors.forename: Annarita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Notarnicola
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Epifania
mesh_terms: D004630:Emergencies; D005748:Gastric Fundus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D017890:Splenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed