title: An unusual case of repeated splenectomy: traumatic rupture of an accessory spleen in a previously splenectomized patient.
abstract: The traumatic rupture of an accessory spleen is a very rare condition and only few cases have been reported in the literature. We describe the case of a 51-year-old man undergone splenectomy for trauma several years before, who developed hemoperitoneum due to a laceration of a voluminous accessory spleen, following an accidental two-meter fall. As a conservative management of the injury was not possible, an accessory splenectomy was then required. Thus, a briefly review of the literature about this uncommon topic was perfomed.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Accessory spleen, Laparotomy, Trauma.
authors.forename: Dario
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tartaglia
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sandomenico
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cobuccio
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bertolucci
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Decanini
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Galatioto
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chiarugi
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D013156:Splenectomy; D013161:Splenic Rupture; D016896:Treatment Outcome