Laparoscopic management of pelvic splenosis

Laparoscopic Assisted ultrasound guided Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in Ectopic Pelvic Kidney

We report a patient with pain, abdominal palpable mass and a history of previous open renal stone surgery.  Imaging studies showed a right pelvic kidney with multiple calyceal stones. We describe the successful management through laparoscopic assisted percutaneous nephrolithotomy with ultrasonography (PCNL) in ectopic pelvic kidney, stressing that this method is a minimally invasive therapeutic...

Solitary ovarian splenosis.

This report describes the case of an asymptomatic, solitary splenotic nodule in the right ovary, revealed incidentally at histopathological examination. In gynaecological patients, splenosis most often presents as multiple pelvic nodules mimicking endometriosis. Two cases of ovarian splenosis accompanying pelvic and serosal splenotic nodules have been reported previously. However, this is the f...

Pelvic splenosis misdiagnosed as a uterine sarcoma

•Splenosis is a rare complication of splenic trauma or splenectomy.•Splenosis can be mistaken for gynecologic malignancy.•Splenosis must be considered as a diagnosis in all patients with history of prior trauma or splenectomy.

Ovarian Splenosis: A Case Report

Splenosis is auto transplantation of splenic tissue following traumatic rupture of the spleen. In females it can mimic endometriosis when symptomatic. Asymptomatic splenosis is common than previously suspected and it can also involve ovary. In a patient with a history of splenectomy, splenosis can act and provide the function of the spleen and thus should not be routinely excised. We report a c...

Early Pregnancy Loss Following Laparoscopic Management of Ovarian Abscess Secondary to Oocyte Retrieval