Diagnostic imaging of abnormalities in the number and location of the spleen

D Rodríguez Vargas; M J Parada Blázquez; B Vargas Serrano

doi:10.1016/j.rx.2018.07.002

Diagnostic imaging of abnormalities in the number and location of the spleen

Radiologia (Engl Ed). 2019 Jan-Feb;61(1):26-34. doi: 10.1016/j.rx.2018.07.002. Epub 2018 Aug 4.

[Article in English, Spanish]

Authors

D Rodríguez Vargas¹, M J Parada Blázquez², B Vargas Serrano²

Affiliations

¹ Unidad de Gestión clínica de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz, España. Electronic address: danielrodriguezvargas1990@gmail.com.
² Unidad de Gestión clínica de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España.

PMID: 30087001
DOI: 10.1016/j.rx.2018.07.002

Abstract

In imaging studies, some developmental anomalies such as perisplenic accessory spleen are easily recognizable due to their high incidence. However, other, less common anomalies such as intrapancreatic accessory spleen, splenopancreatic fusion, splenogonadal fusion, heterotaxy, and wandering spleen, as well as acquired conditions such as splenosis, can pose diagnostic difficulties. This aim of this review is to show the imaging diagnosis and differential diagnoses of these uncommon splenic anomalies.

Keywords: Bazo ectópico; Computed tomography; Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging; Ectopic spleen; Esplenosis; Heterotaxia; Heterotaxy; Medicina nuclear; Nuclear medicine; RM difusión; Splenosis; Tomografía computarizada.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Spleen / abnormalities*
Spleen / diagnostic imaging*
Spleen / pathology