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
Greater curvature of the stomach
Gastrocolic ligament
Splenocolic ligament
Splenic hilum
Spleen