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Congenital Anomalies of the Spleen

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Ultrasonography of the Spleen

Abstract

Congenital anomalies of the spleen can be divided into seven major categories:

  1. 1.

    Situs inversus (dextrosplenia)

  2. 2.

    Asplenia

  3. 3.

    Polysplenia

  4. 4.

    Wandering spleen

  5. 5.

    Splenogonadal fusion

  6. 6.

    Accessory spleen

  7. 7.

    Splenoma

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Tran-Minh, V., Pracros, J.P., Deffrenne, P., Morin de Finfe, C.H. (1988). Congenital Anomalies of the Spleen. In: Ultrasonography of the Spleen. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73199-0_2

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