Fusion anomaly of the pancreatic tail and spleen: a case report

BACKGROUND: Splenopancreatic fusion is a rare anomaly that is often associated with trisomy 13. Its diagnosis can be important in patients scheduled to undergo distal pancreatectomy or splenectomy, to avoid possible intraoperative or postoperative complications. CASE PRESENTATION: An 82-year-old Jap...

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Autores principales: Omeri, Ahmad Khalid, Matsumoto, Shunro, Kiyonaga, Maki, Takaji, Ryo, Yamada, Yasunari, Ando, Yumiko, Mori, Hiromu, Uchida, Hiroki, Iwashita, Yukio, Ohta, Masayuki, Inomata, Masafumi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5572307/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28843273
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-017-1391-3
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Splenopancreatic fusion is a rare anomaly that is often associated with trisomy 13. Its diagnosis can be important in patients scheduled to undergo distal pancreatectomy or splenectomy, to avoid possible intraoperative or postoperative complications. CASE PRESENTATION: An 82-year-old Japanese man was referred to our hospital for further evaluation and treatment for a solitary hepatocellular carcinoma based on liver cirrhosis. Triple-phase contrast-enhanced multidetector-row computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging showed a splenopancreatic fusion as well as a solitary hepatocellular carcinoma in segment VIII of his liver. CONCLUSIONS: Fusion of the pancreatic tail and spleen is a rare and asymptomatic anomaly. Its detection can be improved by the use of multidetector computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging.

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