Discussion Shaw and Shafi reported the first case of thoracic splenosis in 1937, and since
then nearly 30 new cases have been reported in the literature. 5 The basic pathogenesis of …

Splenosis is a rare condition described as ectopic splenic tissue implantation generally after
a splenic rupture. A 35-year-old male patient who had a history of splenectomy operation …

BACKGROUND--Thoracic splenosis is an uncommon side effect of thoracoabdominal
trauma involving injury to the diaphragm and spleen. Only 20 patients with a similar problem …

Oplenosis is the auto transplantation of splenic tissue into abnormal locations fol lowing
injury to the spleen. The trans planted tissue functions as a normal spleen. At the present …

Discussion Autotransplantation of splenic tissue in thoracic splenosis usually occurs as a
result of trauma to the upper abdominal area with concomitant splenic damage and …

Thoracic splenosis is rare, with fewer than two dozen reported cases. Patients uniformly
have a history of splenectomy with combined abdominal and thoracic trauma. Clinical signs …

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Discussion Splenosis is a term referring to ectopic implantation of splenic tissue into the
peritoneal cavity. In splenectomized subjects, the process has been found to be beneficial …

Two rare cases of intrathoracic splenosis are reported. This phenomenon occurs almost
exclusively in young men who have experienced splenic rupture and diaphragmatic …

Storsteen and Remine (1953) collected two cases and reported one of their own. Since then
Wise (1953) and later Garamella and Hay (1954) have published cases, bringing the …