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Case Reports
. 1994;24(4):274-9.
doi: 10.1007/BF02015456.

Recognition of malposition of the liver and spleen: CT, MRI, nuclear scan and fluoroscopic imaging

B Newman  1 , A Bowen, K D Eggli
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Case Reports

Recognition of malposition of the liver and spleen: CT, MRI, nuclear scan and fluoroscopic imaging

B Newman et al. Pediatr Radiol. 1994.

Abstract

Thirteen children initially suspected to have an intrathoracic or intraabdominal mass had malposition of the liver and/or spleen discovered by ultrasound. This group consisted of five children with diaphragmatic eventration or hernia and eight with wandering spleen or liver. Careful ultrasonographic examinations were diagnostic in all patients; seven had surgical confirmation. CT, MRI, nuclear scan and fluoroscopic imaging were useful in select instances. The liver and spleen have a characteristic anatomic configuration and sonographic appearance that should enable them to be recognized, and pathological alterations appreciated, even when these organs are ectopic in location or malformed.

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