1. Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Needle-Based Probe Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy (nCLE) of Intrapancreatic Ectopic Spleen
- Author
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Amanda B. Bastidas, David Holloman, Ali Lankarani, and Jose Nieto
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Endoscopic ultrasound ,Confocal laser endomicroscopy ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Ectopic splenic tissue ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Case Report ,General Medicine ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Splenic Hilum ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,medicine ,030211 gastroenterology & hepatology ,Radiology ,business ,Pancreas ,Distal pancreatectomy ,Ectopic spleen - Abstract
Accessory spleens and splenosis represent the congenital and acquired type of ectopic splenic tissue. Generally, they are asymptomatic entities posing as solid hypervascular masses at the splenic hilum or in other organs, such as the pancreas. Intrapancreatic ectopic spleen mimics pancreatic neoplasms on imaging studies, and due to the lack of radiological diagnostic criteria, patients undergo unnecessary distal pancreatectomy. We present the first case of intrapancreatic ectopic spleen in which the concomitant use of needle-based probe confocal laser endomicroscopy and fine-needle aspiration supported the final diagnosis. more...
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- 2016