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Accessory Spleen Fracture: Report of a Pediatric Case and Review of the Literature

Publication date2017
Abstract

Accessory spleen rupture may occur after blunt abdominal trauma or, more rarely, spontaneously. Although only few cases are described in adults, it is even more uncommon in children. We report the case of a 13-year-old boy with traumatic accessory spleen fracture. After a review of the literature, we discuss the diagnostic points that should raise the suspicion for accessory spleen fracture as well as how challenging the diagnosis by computed tomography can be.

Keywords
  • Accessory spleen
  • Spleen fracture
  • Abdominal trauma
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CHAUVET, Eline et al. Accessory Spleen Fracture: Report of a Pediatric Case and Review of the Literature. In: Pediatric Emergency Care, 2017. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001381
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ISSN of the journal0749-5161
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