Case Report: Acute Primary Splenic Torsion in a Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceSplenic torsion is an uncommon condition in the Canidae family, characterized by twisting of the splenic pedicle, leading to vascular compromise. The etiology remains unclear, although one hypothesis associates it with gastric dilatation-volvulus ...
Gretel Tovar-Lopez
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Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of Splenic Torsion: A Case Report [PDF]
Frontiers in SurgeryWe report an exceptional case of 900° splenic-torsion with accessory spleen in a 17-month-old girl presenting with nonspecific vomiting and fever. Initial CT suggested an abdominal mass, ultrasonography definitively diagnosed splenic torsion through ...
Shasha Zhao
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Splenic Torsion in Heterotaxy Syndrome With Left Isomerism: A Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]
Diagnostics, 2022 Splenic torsion is an unusual condition that results in congenital abnormality, especially in the visceral abnormal arrangement. We report the case of an 8.5-year-old boy with features in the right upper quadrant.
Yu-Wei Fu, Taiwai Chin, I Nok Cheang
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Diagnosis and treatment of splenic torsion in children: preoperative thrombocytosis predicts splenic infarction [PDF]
BMC Pediatrics, 2022 Background Pediatric splenic torsion is a rare entity, and the most common cause is wandering spleen. This study aimed to summarize our clinical experience in the diagnosis and surgical treatment pediatric patients with splenic torsion, and to use ...
Zengmeng Wang +4 more
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Splenic torsion in a cat with chronic anemia [PDF]
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open ReportsCase summary A 4-year-old female spayed domestic shorthair cat with chronic anemia was evaluated for acute-onset lethargy, vomiting, abdominal distension, and a palpably enlarged and firm spleen.
Melissa C Bucknoff, Kerry E Rolph
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Wandering Spleen With Splenic Torsion in a Child With DiGeorge Syndrome [PDF]
Radiology Case Reports, 2019 Wandering spleen is a rare condition, occurring due to either abnormal development of or abnormal laxity of suspensory ligaments. The hypermobility of the spleen predisposes these patients to splenic torsion, which may be a life-threatening complication.
Charlotte S Taylor
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Acute splenic torsion in an adolescent with polysplenia syndrome: case report [PDF]
Italian Journal of PediatricsBackground Splenic torsion is a rare but potentially serious event. It can occur in association with various anatomical anomalies, such as polysplenia.
Flora Vassallo +7 more
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Acute Presentation of Pediatric Splenic Torsion
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2019 Wandering spleen is a rare condition that is a result of congenital splenic hypermobility due to an abnormality or absence of the normal splenic ligamentous attachments [1].
Cynthia D Downard +2 more
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Splenic Torsion in the Setting of Polysplenia Syndrome
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2021 Background: Polysplenia syndrome is a rare condition that occurs when polysplenia co-exists with various other congenital anomalies. Splenic torsion in the setting of polysplenia syndrome is extremely rare, having been documented only five times ...
Margaret Kennedy +2 more
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Suspected spontaneous early hemorrhagic transformation of multiple ischemic strokes secondary to primary splenic torsion in a German Shepherd dog [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2022 A 3‐year‐old female German Shepherd dog was presented with generalized tonic‐clonic epileptic seizures, right‐sided central vestibular syndrome, and right trigeminal nerve dysfunction. Acute lacunar ischemic strokes within both thalami, right side of the
Nicolas Van Caenegem +4 more
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