Intrapancreatic accessory spleen: a case report and review of the literature

Wei Guo; Wei Han; Jun Liu; Lan Jin; Jian-She Li; Zhong-Tao Zhang; Yu Wang

doi:10.3748/wjg.15.1141

Intrapancreatic accessory spleen: a case report and review of the literature

World J Gastroenterol. 2009 Mar 7;15(9):1141-3. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1141.

Authors

Wei Guo¹, Wei Han, Jun Liu, Lan Jin, Jian-She Li, Zhong-Tao Zhang, Yu Wang

Affiliation

¹ Department of General Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China.

Abstract

Here, we report a case of intrapancreatic accessory spleen confirmed by pathologic diagnosis and discuss its differential diagnosis and surgical management with a review of the literature.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Diagnosis, Differential
Digestive System Abnormalities / diagnosis
Digestive System Abnormalities / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Middle Aged
Pancreas / abnormalities*
Pancreas / diagnostic imaging
Pancreas / pathology
Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Spleen / abnormalities*
Spleen / surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed