{"paper_id":"670d1028-f390-40a6-856e-e2472c41503f","body_text":"Abstract\nCase report\nA 21-year-old woman presenting with low abdominal discomfort, dysmenorrhoea and pelvic mass was misdiagnosed as endometriosis. She had post-traumatic splenic rupture and laparotomy history.\nResults\nPelvic splenosis was diagnosed at laparotomy. Pelvic mass was removed and the other implants were left.\nSimilar content being viewed by others\nReferences\nAuerbach RD, Kohorn EI, Corneilius EA, Chambers JT (1985) Splenosis: a complicating factor in total abdominal hysterectomy. Obstet Gynecol 65:65S–68S\nBuchbinder JH, Lipkoff CJ (1939) Splenosis: multiple peritoneal splenic implants following abdominal injury. Surgery 6:927–930\nMatonis LM, Luciano AA (1995) A case of splenosis masquerading as endometriosis. Am J Obstet Gynecol 173:971–973\nMatorras R, Marque's M, Gonzalez F, Rodriguez-Escuerdo F (2001) Pelvic spleen: a very rare entity not to be misdiagnosed by the laparoscopic surgeon. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 80:1146–1147\nMuller U, Ruthlin M (1995) Splenic neoformation following trauma-induced splenectomy-diagnosis and function. Swiss Surg 5:230–235\nOverton TH (1982) Splenosis: a cause of pelvic pain. Am J Obstet Gynecol 143:969–970\nStovall TG, Ling FW (1988) Splenosis: report of a case and review of the literature. Obstet Gynecol Surv 43:69–72\nZitzer P, Pansky M, Maymon R, Langer R, Bukovsky I, Golan A (1998) Pelvic splenosis mimicking endometriosis, causing low abdominal mass and pain. Hum Reprod 13:1683–1685\nAuthor information\nAuthors and Affiliations\nCorresponding author\nRights and permissions\nAbout this article\nCite this article\nCeliloglu, M., Dogan, E., Kocoglu, S. et al. Splenosis presenting with adnexal mass: a case report. Arch Gynecol Obstet 270, 129–130 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-002-0470-9\nReceived:\nAccepted:\nPublished:\nIssue date:\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-002-0470-9","source_license":"public-domain-us","license_restricted":false}