title: Pancreatic splenosis demonstrated by contrast-enhanced sonography.
abstract: Pancreatic splenosis is a very rare condition whose features on contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) have not, to our knowledge, been previously reported. We present the imaging findings in a case of pancreatic splenosis, in which a confident diagnosis was achieved with the use of CEUS and confirmed by a labeled heat denatured red cell scan. Accumulation of ultrasound contrast microbubbles in splenic tissue can be readily visualized on late-phase CEUS and this technique has already been used to confirm the nature of intrapancreatic accessory spleens. This case shows that it can also confirm the diagnosis of splenosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Crownhill, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8DH, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Rashika
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fernando
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Freeman
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017890:Splenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media