ABSTRACT
Congenital malformations of the spleen are rare. We report a patient with an ectopic spleen located in the left iliac fossa, which was excised in order to prevent severe complications such as torsion of the pedicle, rupture or infection. A second patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura presented with an accessory spleen located retroperitoneally. Removal of this spleen following removal of the normotopic one resulted in cure of purpura. The clinical, radiological and radioisotopic studies used to locate and identify these malformations are described.
Subject(s)
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic/diagnostic imaging , Spleen/abnormalities , Splenic Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Adult , Chromium Radioisotopes , Female , Humans , Indium Radioisotopes , Purpura, Thrombocytopenic/complications , Purpura, Thrombocytopenic/surgery , Radionuclide Imaging , Recurrence , Splenic Diseases/complications , Splenic Diseases/surgery , TechnetiumABSTRACT
Los resultados observados en esta serie de 18 casos evaluados en 3 años demuestran: que la atención del traumatismo abdominal en un Servicio de Urgencia, que cuenta con la adecuada infraestructura de recursos humanos y tecnológicos, redunda en un diagnóstico y terapéutica precoces. Una menor incidencia de complicaciones. Rehabilitación precoz. Alto índice de sobrevida
