Shahram Sayyadi1, Mojtaba Ahmadinejad2, Parham Mardi3, Mohammad Moein Rezae3, Kyana Jafarabady3, Mohammad Hadi Bahri4, Javad Zebarjadi Bagherpour5. 1. Anesthesia Reaserch Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: sh.sayyadi@sbmu.ac.ir. 2. Department of Surgery Shahid Madani Hospital, Alborz University of Medical Sciences Alborz, Iran. 3. Alborz University of Medical Sciences Alborz, Iran. 4. Department of Surgery Shahid Madani Hospital, Alborz University of Medical Sciences Alborz, Iran. Electronic address: m.bahri@abzums.ac.ir. 5. Department of Surgery, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Alborz, Iran. Electronic address: javad.zebarjady@yahoo.com.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The accessory spleen (AS) is a condition that results from improper placement of spleen cells. About 95 % of ASs are located in the splenic hilum proximal to the tail of the pancreas. Here we present a 23-year-old male diagnosed with AS in the appendix, following an episode of acute appendicitis. CASE PRESENTATION: A 23-year-old male patient who presented with typical symptoms of appendicitis and the examination and paraclinical findings were in favor of appendicitis. Intraoperative findings showed an inflamed appendix and a 2 cm solid mass in the mesoappendix. The pathology report showed acute appendicitis and normal spleen tissue. CONCLUSION: The current study indicated an abnormal location of AS placed in the mesoappendix, which was presented with an episode of acute appendicitis.
INTRODUCTION: The accessory spleen (AS) is a condition that results from improper placement of spleen cells. About 95 % of ASs are located in the splenic hilum proximal to the tail of the pancreas. Here we present a 23-year-old male diagnosed with AS in the appendix, following an episode of acute appendicitis. CASE PRESENTATION: A 23-year-old male patient who presented with typical symptoms of appendicitis and the examination and paraclinical findings were in favor of appendicitis. Intraoperative findings showed an inflamed appendix and a 2 cm solid mass in the mesoappendix. The pathology report showed acute appendicitis and normal spleen tissue. CONCLUSION: The current study indicated an abnormal location of AS placed in the mesoappendix, which was presented with an episode of acute appendicitis.
Authors: Maximilian Brunner; Philipp Lapins; Melanie Langheinrich; Justus Baecker; Christian Krautz; Stephan Kersting; Georg F Weber; Robert Grützmann; Matthias Maak Journal: Int J Colorectal Dis Date: 2019-12-06 Impact factor: 2.571