Intussusception due to intramural jejunal splenosis

Splenosis is defined as the growth of ectopic splenic tissue, due to its direct seeding, usually seen after traumatic or surgical procedures to the spleen. It often occurs on highly vascularized surfaces such as the omentum or the mesentery, and grows in sessile form, supplied by adjacent vessels. I...

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Published in:	Pediatric radiology Vol. 51; no. 1; pp. 144 - 147
Main Authors:	Kreindel, Tamara G., Viña, Natalia A., Liberto, Daniel H., de la Iglesia, Paola X., Padilla, María L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2021 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Blood vessels Case Report Imaging Intestinal obstruction Intussusception Medicine Medicine & Public Health Mesentery Neuroradiology Nuclear Medicine Omentum Oncology Pediatrics Radiology Small intestine Spleen Splenosis Teenagers Ultrasound Spleen Jejunum Computed tomography Magnetic resonance imaging Small bowel Intussusception Splenosis Adolescent Ultrasound
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Summary:	Splenosis is defined as the growth of ectopic splenic tissue, due to its direct seeding, usually seen after traumatic or surgical procedures to the spleen. It often occurs on highly vascularized surfaces such as the omentum or the mesentery, and grows in sessile form, supplied by adjacent vessels. Intestinal splenosis with endoluminal extension is extremely rare. We present a case of intestinal splenosis with endoluminal growth in a 14-year-old boy that provoked a small bowel intussusception requiring surgical resolution.
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ISSN:	0301-0449 1432-1998
DOI:	10.1007/s00247-020-04731-z