Table 1 Summary of characteristics of cases on congenital intrathoracic spleen. (M: male, F: female, Asx: Asymptomatic, N: No, Y: Yes, NR: Not Reported; LOS: Length of Stay; SOB: Shortness of breath, VATs: Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery)
From: Congenital intrathoracic accessory spleen is a very rare trick of nature: a case report
Author | Age | Sex | Remote hx of trauma | Splenectomy | Laterality | Symptom at diag | Preop diagnosis | Preop workup | Vascular supply | Surgical approach | LOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Balacumaraswami et al.(2002) | 62 | F | N | Y (Hx of HS). | Right (paraspinal) | NR | NR | CT; needle biopsy (indeterminate) | intercostal vessels | Right lateral thoracotomy | 7d |
Lee et al.(2005) | 31 | F | N | N | Left (lower lobe) | Asx | NR | CT | Abdominal mesenchymal vessels | NR | NR |
Lioulias et al. (2007) | 47 | M | N | N (Hx of thalassemia) | Left (paraspinal) | Chest pain | NR | CT | intercostal vessels | Open mini muscle-sparing left thoracotomy | 5d |
Bassiony et al.(2012) | 7mo | F | N | N | Left (lower lobe) | SOB, Respiratory distress | Sequestration | CT; CT-guided needle biopsy (indeterminate) | From abdomen | Left posterolateral thoracotomy | 5d |
Our case | 14 | F | N | N | Left (lower lobe) | Asx | Sequestration | CT | inferior phrenic and internal mammary | Left VATS | 1d |