Presence of an accessory spleen in the gastrosplenic ligament: Its histological observation and clinical consequences

• Main Authors: Jyothsna Patil (Author), Naveen Kumar (Author), Satheesha B Nayak (Author), S Swamy Ravindra (Author), Anitha Guru (Author), Ashwini P Aithal (Author), Melanie R D'Souza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Accessory or supernumerary spleens are congenital in occurrence. Its presence may result in differential diagnosis or exhibit continued symptoms after therapeutic splenectomy. We report here a case of accessory spleen (AS), which was remarkably larger in size was found within the gastro-splenic liga...