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Italian term or phrase:
piccolo splenulo
English translation:
small splenule/accessory spleen
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oldnick
Sep 26, 2013 14:58
10 yrs ago
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Italian term
piccolo splenulo
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Invariato piccolo splenulo a ridosso anteriore della milza. From a CAT report of the abdomen
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small splenule/accessory spleen
http://www.diagnosticimaging.com/articles/splenule
Splenules are incidental findings of little clinical significance in most patients, but they must be properly identified in situations such as torsion and infarction and to differentiate them from metastatic lesions. Proper identification guides patient treatment and may also prevent unnecessary surgery.
Splenules result from the failure of the splenic anlage to fuse during the fifth week of fetal life. Accessory splenic tissue is relatively common, having been identified in 16% of patients undergoing contrast abdominal CT, and is seen in 10% to 30% of patients at autopsy.
- See more at: http://www.diagnosticimaging.com/articles/splenule#sthash.Pc...
Splenules are incidental findings of little clinical significance in most patients, but they must be properly identified in situations such as torsion and infarction and to differentiate them from metastatic lesions. Proper identification guides patient treatment and may also prevent unnecessary surgery.
Splenules result from the failure of the splenic anlage to fuse during the fifth week of fetal life. Accessory splenic tissue is relatively common, having been identified in 16% of patients undergoing contrast abdominal CT, and is seen in 10% to 30% of patients at autopsy.
- See more at: http://www.diagnosticimaging.com/articles/splenule#sthash.Pc...
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