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Updated Topics in Minimally Invasive Abdominal Surgery
spleen; however its incidence is lower than splenic torsion. Sometimes there can be a
pancreatitis and gastric outlet obstruction via direct external compression (sanchez et al,
2010) or even a pancreatic tail infarction (Dirican et al, 2009)
(a) (b)
Fig. 7. a-b Magnetic resonance imaging abdominal frontal view. Spleen in a low position
below the stomach, long pedicle, good vascularization
(a) (b)
Fig. 8. Magnetic resonance imaging abdominal transversal view. a : not visible on a view
going through both kidneys and b : well-vascularized spleen still visible in the left iliac fossa