title: Lobed spleen: an autopsy case report with emphasis on surgical anatomy.
abstract: During the medico-legal autopsy of a male aged 45 years, a bilobed morphology of the spleen was observed. An oblique fissure was located longitudinally at the mid-region of the diaphragmatic surface of the spleen. The fissure was partially deep and observed throughout the diaphragmatic surface. The clinician should be aware of the developmental anomalies of the spleen; as such anomalies may cause confusion during the procedures like splenic biopsy and splenectomy. We believe that, the present case report is important to the radiologists and clinicians involved in the diagnosis and management of splenic pathology. The knowledge is also enlightening to the morphologists and embryologists. The radiologist and clinician should make sure that the fissure in a spleen is not misinterpreted as a laceration or rupture.
authors.affiliation: Forensic Medicine Division, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia (KSA).
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Menezes
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore, India.
authors.forename: B V
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Murlimanju
authors.affiliation: Forensic Medicine Authority, Ministry of Justice, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kharoshah
authors.affiliation: Forensic Medicine Division, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia (KSA).
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Madadin
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Naik
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Sri Gokulam Hospital and Research Institute, Salem, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Senthilkumaran
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013156:Splenectomy