BACKGROUND ‘Splenosis’ is defined as the autotransplantation of splenic tissue following trauma or surgery, usually in the form of intraperitoneal nodules. The proliferation of imaging techniques has resulted in increased unexpected discoveries of splenosis nodules, and achieving a differential diagnosis can be challenging. Nuclear medicine studies have been playing an increasingly important role in this process, but the clinical significance of asymptomatic nodules remains uncertain. CASE SUMMARY We present a case of pelvic splenosis in a 73-year-old man diagnosed 56 years after a splenectomy during a computed tomography (CT) follow-up for B-cell lymphoma, presenting intense contrast enhancement of an 18 mm nodule in the right recto-vesical space. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose demonstrated weak metabolic activity. Since histological diagnosis was deemed necessary, the nodule was easily removed with robotically assisted laparoscopy, together with another 6 mm left a paracolic lesion. The latter was previously undiagnosed but retrospectively visible on the CT scan. CONCLUSION In a patient requiring differential diagnosis of splenosis nodules from lymphoma recurrence, the robotic approach provided a safe en bloc removal with short hospitalization. The Da Vinci Xi robot was particularly helpful because its optics can be introduced from all ports, facilitating visualization and lysis of multiple intra-abdominal adhesions

Tognarelli, A., Faggioni, L., Erba, P., Faviana, P., Durante, J., Manassero, F., et al. (2021). Robotically assisted removal of pelvic splenosis fifty-six years after splenectomy: A case report. WORLD JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CASES, 9(12), 2868-2873 [10.12998/wjcc.v9.i12.2868].

Robotically assisted removal of pelvic splenosis fifty-six years after splenectomy: A case report

Erba, PA;
2021

Abstract

BACKGROUND ‘Splenosis’ is defined as the autotransplantation of splenic tissue following trauma or surgery, usually in the form of intraperitoneal nodules. The proliferation of imaging techniques has resulted in increased unexpected discoveries of splenosis nodules, and achieving a differential diagnosis can be challenging. Nuclear medicine studies have been playing an increasingly important role in this process, but the clinical significance of asymptomatic nodules remains uncertain. CASE SUMMARY We present a case of pelvic splenosis in a 73-year-old man diagnosed 56 years after a splenectomy during a computed tomography (CT) follow-up for B-cell lymphoma, presenting intense contrast enhancement of an 18 mm nodule in the right recto-vesical space. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose demonstrated weak metabolic activity. Since histological diagnosis was deemed necessary, the nodule was easily removed with robotically assisted laparoscopy, together with another 6 mm left a paracolic lesion. The latter was previously undiagnosed but retrospectively visible on the CT scan. CONCLUSION In a patient requiring differential diagnosis of splenosis nodules from lymphoma recurrence, the robotic approach provided a safe en bloc removal with short hospitalization. The Da Vinci Xi robot was particularly helpful because its optics can be introduced from all ports, facilitating visualization and lysis of multiple intra-abdominal adhesions
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Case report; Computed tomography; Da Vinci Xi; Nuclear medicine; Pelvic splenosis; Robotically assisted laparoscopy;
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2021
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Tognarelli, A., Faggioni, L., Erba, P., Faviana, P., Durante, J., Manassero, F., et al. (2021). Robotically assisted removal of pelvic splenosis fifty-six years after splenectomy: A case report. WORLD JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CASES, 9(12), 2868-2873 [10.12998/wjcc.v9.i12.2868].
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