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Pages 139-140 (March 2004)
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Vol. 40. Issue 3.
Pages 139-140 (March 2004)
Case Report
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Noninvasive Diagnosis of Posttraumatic Thoracic Splenosis
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M. Rubio Garay
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Correspondence: Dra. M. Rubio Garay. Servicio de Cirugía Torácica. Hospital Clínic Universitari de Barcelona. Villarroel, 170. 08036 Barcelona. España
, J. Belda Sanchís, M. Iglesias Sentís, J.M. Gimferrer Garolera, M. Catalán Biel, M.A. Callejas Pérez
Servicio de Cirugía Torácica, Institut Clínic de Pneumologia i Cirurgia Toràcica, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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Thoracic splenosis is a rare occurrence that has usually been diagnosed by invasive procedures to allow a pathologic diagnosis to be reached. A firm diagnosis can now be made with the help of new, noninvasive imaging techniques. We report the case of a 34-year-old man with a history of severe thoracic-abdominal injury, including rupture of the spleen and left diaphragm. During computed tomography of the thorax related to a different diagnosis, nonspecific nodules were observed, although the patient was asymptomatic. A suspected diagnosis of thoracic splenosis was confirmed by technetium-99 sulfur colloid scintigraphy.

Key words:
Splenosis
Thoracic trauma
Splenic rupture
Diaphragmatic rupture

La esplenosis torácica es una entidad poco frecuente, que habitualmente se diagnostica mediante técnicas invasivas que proporcionan un diagnóstico anatomopatológico. Con el desarrollo de nuevas técnicas de imagen puede realizarse en la actualidad un diagnóstico seguro por métodos no invasivos. Presentamos el caso de un paciente varón de 34 años con antecedente de traumatismo toracoabdominal grave, con rotura esplénica y diafragmática izquierda, al que de forma casual, y encontrándose asintomático, se le hallaron nódulos inespecíficos en una tomografía computarizada torácica. Con la sospecha clínica de esplenosis torácica, se realizó una gammagrafía de coloide de sulfuro marcada con 99mTc metaestable que confirmó el diagnóstico.

Palabras clave:
Esplenosis
Traumatismo torácico
Rotura esplénica
Rotura diafragmática
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