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Splenic Infarct with Polysplenia Syndrome Cover
By: Qin Ling Zhu and  Wenjun Zhu  
Open Access
|Jun 2022

Abstract

A rare case of spontaneous splenic infarction with polysplenia is presented. The diagnosis was made by confirmed by enhanced computed tomography (CT), which showed multiple spleens in the left abdomen and one of the spleen showing low attenuation areas representing infarct. Polysplenia syndrome is a rare entity associated with heterotaxy syndromes. Radiological examinations help the diagnosis by identifying infarcts in the spleen and other abnormal organs in the chest and abdomen.

Teaching Point: We report a rare case of polysplenic syndrome with splenic infarction.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jbsr.2685 | Journal eISSN: 2514-8281
Language: English
Submitted on: Oct 20, 2021
Accepted on: Mar 11, 2022
Published on: Jun 24, 2022
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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