ACCESSORY SPLEEN – SPLENUNCULE  SPLENULE

DR  VEENATAI.J; DR JANAKI.V; DR NAVAKALYANI.T

Volume : VI, Issue : II, February - 2016

ACCESSORY SPLEEN – SPLENUNCULE SPLENULE

Dr Veenatai. J, Dr Janaki. V, Dr Navakalyani. T

Abstract :

<p>Background: An accessory spleen is a congenital malformation, which is defined as ectopic splenic parenchyma. Method : by doing abdominal dissection of cadaver with dissecting instruments according to steps of cunningham&rsquo;s manual. Result : Here, an extremely rare case accessory spleen, present in the greater omentum, . 1cm in diameter and round shaped. Well marginated,postero medial to the spleen and Anterolateral to upper pole of left kidney.. found in 9yrs female cadaver in our routine cadaveric dissection in the Osmania medical college, Hyderabad, Telangana. Since last three years we did dissection of 45 cadavers we found this abnormality in this 9yrs old female cadaveric body only. When we took past history of this girl , we found she had suffered with acute leukemia. Conclusion: In conjunction with a review of the literature and a discussion of the salient radiological features, the present case highlights the requirement for accurate preoperative diagnosis of an accessory spleen in the greater omentum in order to avoid unnecessary surgical intervention.</p>