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Evolution of the CT imaging findings of accessory spleen infarction

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We report the case of a 12-year-old girl presenting with multiple episodes of left upper-quadrant pain caused by torsion of an accessory spleen.

We present the CT findings of progression of accessory spleen infarction over the course of 7 days.

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  1. Department of Medical Imaging, Children’s Memorial Hospital, 2300 Children’s Plaza, Chicago, IL, 60614, USA

    Resham Mendi & Cynthia K. Rigsby

  2. Department of Radiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

    Resham Mendi

  3. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA

    Lisa P. Abramson & Srikumar B. Pillai

  4. Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

    Lisa P. Abramson & Srikumar B. Pillai

  5. Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

    Cynthia K. Rigsby

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Mendi, R., Abramson, L.P., Pillai, S.B. et al. Evolution of the CT imaging findings of accessory spleen infarction. Pediatr Radiol 36, 1319–1322 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-006-0323-y

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