Ectopic Spleen Mimicking Kidney Activity Post-Nephrectomy

Hong Yun Ma; Raphaella Da Silva; Muhammad Shah; Leonard M. Freeman

doi:10.4236/ojmi.2014.41001

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Ectopic Spleen Mimicking Kidney Activity Post-Nephrectomy ()

Hong Yun Ma, Raphaella Da Silva, Muhammad Shah, Leonard M. Freeman

Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA.

DOI: 10.4236/ojmi.2014.41001 PDF HTML XML 2,621 Downloads 3,582 Views

Abstract

Ectopic spleen may simulate kidney activity on renal scintigraphic imaging. Accurate diagnosis requires correlation with the patient’s history and anatomic imaging studies. We report a case where the spleen migrated to the left renal fossa and mimicked the left kidney after a left nephrectomy.

Keywords

Ectopic Spleen; Stimulate; Kidney Activity; Nephrectomy

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Ma, H. , Da Silva, R. , Shah, M. and M. Freeman, L. (2014) Ectopic Spleen Mimicking Kidney Activity Post-Nephrectomy. Open Journal of Medical Imaging, 4, 1-3. doi: 10.4236/ojmi.2014.41001.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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