title: Laparoscopic management of pelvic splenosis.
abstract: Splenosis is defined as heterotopic autotransplantation of spleen tissue following traumatic rupture of the spleen, or surgery. It is a benign disease that is generally without any symptoms and is discovered incidentally. Surgical intervention is recommended if symptoms are present. We report the successful laparoscopic management of a 49-year-old Korean woman with splenosis-associated symptoms who had undergone splenectomy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Oncology and Gynecologic Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sue Yeon
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Oncology and Gynecologic Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Ye
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Oncology and Gynecologic Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jung Hun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Oncology and Gynecologic Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Joong Sub
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Oncology and Gynecologic Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jung Hwa
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.affiliation: Dr. Park's Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Seon Hye
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Park
keywords: Laparoscopy; Pelvic splenosis; Splenectomy