RT Book, Section
A1 Doherty, Gerard M.
SR Print(0)
ID 58101915
T1 Splenosis
T2 Quick Answers Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58101915
RD 2024/04/16
AB •  Multiple  small  implants  of  splenic  tissue  disseminated  throughout  the  abdomen  following  traumatic  splenic  rupture•  By  themselves,  splenic  implants  are  of  little  clinical  significance•  Multiple  small  implants  of  splenic  tissue  grow  in  scattered  areas  on  the  peritoneal  surfaces  throughout  the  abdomen  arising  from  dissemination  and  autotransplantation  of  splenic  fragments  following  traumatic  rupture  of  the  spleen•  Usually  an  incidental  finding  discovered  much  later  during  laparotomy  for  an  unrelated  problem•  Splenic  implants  are  capable  of  cell  culling  and  some  immunologic  function•  The  implants  stimulate  formation  of  adhesions  and  may  be  a  cause  of  intestinal  obstruction