LAPAROSCOPIC RESECTION OF ACCESSORY SPLEEN FOR RECURRENT IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA 19 YEARS AFTER SPLENECTOMY

Routine identification and resection of accessory splenic tissue, an i ntegral part of splenectomy for immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), is not necessarily a ''blind spot'' of the laparoscopic technique, Th is case report of laparoscopic resection of accessory spleen for recur rent ITP 19 yr after splenectomy supports this view.