Citation

Sönmez, Kılıç B, Turna A. Ulus. Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2022; 28(2): 222-224.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dernegi)

DOI

10.14744/tjtes.2020.45787

PMID

35099033

Abstract

Splenosis describe a clinical entity of autotransplantation after removal of the spleen secon-dary to a traumatic rupture or surgery. A 39-year-old female was referred to thoracic surgery department with complaints of severe chest pain. She had left thoracic and abdominal gun-shot injury that occurred 19 years earlier. Thorax computed tomograhy and thorax magnetic resonance imaging revealed pleural lesions. A video thoracoscopic biopsy disclosed splenosis in the patient. Splenic implants did not change in 6 years. The patient has mild thoracic pain. Thoracic splenosis can occur in patients who underwent abdominothoracic gunshot injury. The implants did not seem to change in long-term follow-up. Thoracic splenosis may occur, persist for years and it mimics pleural tumor after abdominal gun-shot injury and does not seem to necessitate any surgical intervention including diaphragmatic repair.

Language: en

Keywords

Adult; Humans; Female; *Firearms; *Pleural Neoplasms; *Splenosis/diagnosis/etiology; *Wounds, Gunshot; Follow-Up Studies