The wandering spleen torsion
Keywords:
Wandering Spleen, Ectopic Spleen, Torsion, Twisted Pedicle
Abstract
Wandering spleen is the absence of spleen at its normal left upper quadrant. It may be because of increased splenic mobility resulting from laxity or maldevelopment of the suspensary gastrosplenic, splenorenal, and phrenicocolic ligaments. Wandering spleen is prone for complications like trauma and torsion. Torsion is quite rare complication. Diagnosis of wandering spleen is quite difficult because of the lack of symptoms and signs until splenic torsion have occurred. Here we report an interesting case of a 16-year-old unmarried girl presenting with acute abdomen, diagnosed with wandering spleen torsion and managed surgically.
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3. Desai DC, Hebra A, Davidoff AM, Schnaufer L. Wandering spleen: a challenging diagnosis. South Med J. 1997 Apr;90(4):439-43. [PubMed]
4. Lewis GA, Byrne MP. Wandering spleen. Am Surg. 1981 Jun;47(6):275-7. [PubMed]
5. Aliabad H, Foker J, Gonzalez R. Splenic torsion and the prun belly syndrome. Ped Surg Int 1987; 2:369-71.
6. Carswell JW. Wandering spleen: 11 cases from Uganda. Br J Surg. 1974 Jun;61(6):495-7. [PubMed]
7. Abell I. WANDERING SPLEEN WITH TORSION OF THE PEDICLE. Ann Surg. 1933 Oct;98(4):722-35. [PubMed]
8. Daneshgar S, Eras P, Feldman SM, Cacace VA, Federico FN, Levin RH. Bleeding gastric varices and gastric torsion secondary to a wandering spleen. Gastroenterology. 1980 Jul;79(1):141-3. [PubMed]
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CITATION
DOI: 10.17511/ijmrr.2015.i10.232
Published: 2015-11-30
How to Cite
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Irpatgire RN, Kale D. The wandering spleen torsion. Int J Med Res Rev [Internet]. 2015Nov.30 [cited 2024Dec.22];3(10):1276-8. Available from: https://ijmrr.medresearch.in/index.php/ijmrr/article/view/402
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