Splenosis mimicking gastric obstructive tumor: Diagnostic workup and surgical excision
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Vaia‐Aliki Rompou; Dimitrios Korkolis; Evelina Skafida; Dimitrios Tsamis; Aris Plastiras
- Source
- Clinical Case Reports, Vol 9, Iss 12, Pp n/a-n/a (2021)
- Subject
- abdominal splenosis
case report
gist
splenectomy
surgical excision
Medicine
Medicine (General)
R5-920
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2050-0904
Abstract Splenosis is a condition that occurs after splenic rupture. A 29‐year‐old male patient with a history of splenectomy was admitted due to multiple vomiting episodes. The diagnostic workup was unable to differentiate between gastric GIST and splenosis. Laparoscopic surgical resection was performed leading to the diagnosis of splenosis.