Published December 2006 | Version v1
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Evolution of the CT imaging findings of accessory spleen infarction

Creators

  • 1. University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Radiology, Chicago, IL (United States)
  • 2. Children's Memorial Hospital, Department of Medical Imaging, Chicago, IL (United States)
  • 3. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Chicago, IL (United States)
  • 4. Children's Memorial Hospital, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Chicago, IL (United States)
  • 5. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Chicago, IL (United States)

Description

We report the case of a 12-year-old girl presenting with multiple episodes of left upper-quadrant pain caused by torsion of an accessory spleen. We present the CT findings of progression of accessory spleen infarction over the course of 7 days. (orig.)

Availability note (English)

Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00247-006-0323-y

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1007/s00247-006-0323-y;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Pediatric Radiology
Journal Volume
36
Journal Issue
12
Journal Page Range
p. 1319-1322
ISSN
0301-0449
CODEN
PDRYA5

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
38025160
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
CHILDREN; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FAILURES; SPLEEN; TORSION
Descriptors DEC
AGE GROUPS; ANIMALS; BODY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; MAMMALS; MAN; ORGANS; PRIMATES; TOMOGRAPHY; VERTEBRATES