Wandering spleen torsion causing acute abdominal pain in a child: case report and review of literature
Llorens Marina, C.I.; Cedeño, A.; Lugo-Vicente, H.; Chapel, C.; Rivera, G.; Diaz, A.
Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 106(1): 57-59
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4849 PMID: 24791368 Document Number: 672153
Wandering spleen is a rare occurrence where the spleen normal fixation to the abdominal wall is lost and thus allowed to change in position. We report a case of a child who presented with acute abdominal pain secondary to a wandering spleen complicated by torsion of its vascular pedicle. The diagnosis was promptly made using computed tomography and managed with splenectomy.
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