What is the most common site of an accessory spleen?
Splenunculi- single or multiple accessory spleens MC site: near the hilum of the spleen > behind the tail of the pancreas The remainder are located in the mesocolon, greater omentum or the splenic ligaments. Significance- failure to identify and remove these at the time of splenectomy may give rise to persistent disease
Spleen
Greater curvature of the stomach
Gastrocolic ligament
Splenocolic ligament
Splenic hilum
Splenic hilum