The “Jokari Sign”, An Imaging Feature Diagnostic of a Wandering Accessory Spleen
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The “Jokari Sign”, An Imaging Feature Diagnostic of a Wandering Accessory Spleen
The diagnosis of a wandering accessory spleen (WAS) may prove delicate. It is nevertheless most important in three clinical scenarios. First, the nodule can mimic a lymphadenopathy or an abdominal tumor, second, the WAS can occasionally trigger symptoms in case of torsion, rupture or hemorrhage, third, its existence must be recognized when the functional splenic tissue must be surgically resect...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1780-2393
DOI: 10.5334/jbr-btr.857