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Wandering Spleen: A Rare Condition with Splenic Torsion and Infarction in an Elderly Patient [PDF]
Liaquat National Journal of Primary CareEctopic spleen or wandering spleen is an uncommon presentation in which the spleen’s anatomical location is different from its fixed position in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen, due to the absence of the typical peritoneal attachments; the spleen
Uzma Panhwer +5 more
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Splenic torsion with involvement of pancreas and descending colon in a 9-year-old boy. [PDF]
BJR Case Rep, 2019 Splenic torsion is an uncommon condition becoming clinically apparent when the spleen twists or rotates around the organ’s vascular pedicle. In the case of a wandering spleen the organ is only attached to an elongated vascular pedicle while the ...
Seif Amir Hosseini A +6 more
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CT Diagnosis of Splenic Torsion with Pancreatic Tail Torsion: A Clinical Case Analysis
CT Lilun yu yingyong yanjiu, 2023 Wandering spleen (WS), known as the ectopic spleen, was first identified in autopsies by Dutch physician Johannes von home in 1677. It is an acute or chronic disease caused by increased activity of the spleen.
Yaohui LI, Xiangzhi CHEN
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Splenic Torsion From a Wandering Spleen. [PDF]
CureusWandering spleen is a unique condition defined as a hypermobile spleen with a sole attachment to its vascular pedicle. The most common complication is torsion of the spleen, resulting in a surgical emergency. Early diagnosis and prevention of splenic infarction are the mainstays of treatment to help preserve immunologic function.
Hernandez RM, Duddy BJ, Iverson KJ.
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Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 Wandering spleen is a rare disease that is easily misdiagnosed. When combined with splenic pedicle torsion and even splenic infarction, wandering spleen is a rare and critical cause of surgical acute abdomen.
Shengjie Zhao +5 more
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Gastric Volvulus with Torsion of Wandering Spleen: A Rare Case of Acute Abdomen [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020 Gastric volvulus with splenic torsion presenting as acute abdomen is a rare entity. Gastric volvulus is characterised by rotation of more than 180° either along long axis (organo-axial) or short axis (mesentrico-axial), resulting in partial or complete ...
Vijaya L Patil +3 more
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A Rare Case of Splenic Torsion with Sigmoid Volvulus in a 14-Year-Old Girl
Acta Medica Iranica, 2016 Wandering spleen is an uncommon entity in adults and has been described only rarely with sigmoid volvulus, that rarely affects children and adolescents.
Hamid Ahmadi +1 more
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SPLENIC TORSION, AN UNUSUAL CAUSE OF ACUTE ABDOMEN [PDF]
Basrah Journal of Surgery, 2010 Wandering spleen is a clinical rarity, torsion of a wandering spleen is a rare cause of an acute abdomen. The etiology of wandering spleen is not precisely understood and this clinical condition presents a diagnostic challenge for clinicians.
Hashim S Alkhayat, Jasim D Saud
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Splenic torsion in a 3 year old male intact Greater Swiss Mountain dog [PDF]
, 2009 A 3 year old male intact Greater Swiss Mountain dog presented to the Emergency Service at Cornell on 3/16/09 with lethargy, abdominal distension, and pale mucous membranes.
Perkins, Ranetta
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Wandering spleen with torsion and infarction: A case report
Radiology Case Reports, 2022 Wandering spleen, also known as ectopic spleen, is a rare condition in which the spleen's anatomical location is other than its fixed position in the abdomen's left upper quadrant.
Elias Lugo-Fagundo, BS +1 more
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