Preferred Label : accordion sign;
Definition : Splenic artery is calcified, medially displaced, and compressed like an accordian.
Suggests splenic enlargement; following trauma, suggests splenic hemorrhage or rupture.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID34996;
Associated condition(s)
Splenic artery is calcified, medially displaced, and compressed like an accordian.
Suggests splenic enlargement; following trauma, suggests splenic hemorrhage or rupture.
