Accessory spleen within the scrotum
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Accessory spleen.
An accessory spleen (AS), or splenunculus, is a small nodule of splenic tissue found outside of the spleen. Post-mortem examinations, also known as autopsies, are carried out to identify a cause of death, and to assess the state of the organs of the deceased. We present two incidental cases of splenunculi, one localized in greater omentum and a second one localized in the hilum of the spleen, d...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2213-5766
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsc.2018.12.009