Intra-abdominal splenosis: How clinical history and imaging features averted an invasive procedure for tissue diagnosis

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 342-344

  Lui, E H Y ^a   Lau, K K P ^a  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

99mTechnetium heat damaged red cell scan; Intra abdominal splenosis

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SPLEEN INJURY; SPLEEN RUPTURE; SPLENECTOMY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC RUPTURE; SPLENOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 23244444301     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2005.01448.x     Document Type: Article

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