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  • Title: Splenic avulsion and bleeding shown on radiocolloid images.
    Author: Levy HA, Sziklas JJ, Spencer RP, Rosenberg RJ.
    Journal: Clin Nucl Med; 1983 Jun; 8(6):241-2. PubMed ID: 6872392.
    Abstract:
    A case is discussed of a man who presented with trauma to the chest and abdomen. A radiocolloid image showed uptake by the liver. However, the spleen was not identified. Areas of activity outside of the spleen were noted. The patient had splenic avulsion; extra sites of activity likely represented bleeding sites in the abdomen. Failure to identify the spleen on a radiocolloid image, after trauma, should be an alerting sign to possible splenic avulsion (especially when there are also ectopic sites of accumulation of the radiocolloid).
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