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Splenic torsion: a rare cause of abdominal pain. [PDF]

BMJ Case Rep, 2018
Splenic torsion is an exceedingly rare but clinically important disease process that should be recognised promptly by the treating physician. In this condition, there is twisting of the spleen along its vascular pedicle, subsequently leading to abdominal pain in the setting of organ ischaemia.
Mohseni M, Kruse BT, Graham C.
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Splenic volvulus on ectopic spleen in adults: A case report

Radiology Case Reports, 2022
Ectopic spleen is a rare clinical entity characterized by splenic hypermobility which may be congenital or acquired. The spleen may be migrated to different positions in the peritoneum.
Lamiaa Chahidi El Ouazzani, MD, Abdelhamid Jadib, MD, Harouna Siradji, MD, Anas El Wassi, MD, Romaissa Boutachali, MD, Houria Tabakh, MD, Abdellatif Siwane, MD, Najwa Touil, MD, Omar Kacimi, MD, Nabil Chikhaoui, MD   +9 more
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Floating spleen with chronic torsion of the pedicle causing splenomegaly and secondary hypersplenism [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2004
If the spleen is not fixed within the left subphrenic space, it gradually passes into the lower abdomen, where is much more exposed to trauma. Torsion of the splenic pedicle can also occur, causing the infarct necessitating an immediate surgery.
Čolović Radoje B., Bošković Darinka V., Grubor Nikica M., Čolović Nataša   +3 more
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Spleen Wandering and Axial Torsion following Nissen Fundoplication: A Case Report [PDF]

Pediatric Sciences Journal (Egypt)
Wandering spleen and its axial torsion is a very rare entity that presents with abdominal pain. Splenic torsion might be related to the division of the long vascular pedicle of spleen, or to its weight in portal hypertension.
Shady Fayek, Mazen Elesseily, Heba Taher, Mostafa Rifaat Elmorsy, Youssef Ibrahim Abo Alsoud, Mariam Mohammed Marei, Mohammed Rabeh Moufak Abduldaem, Adrian Park   +7 more
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Wandering spleen with acute torsion mimicking an adnexal mass

Radiology Case Reports, 2023
Wandering spleen manifests when the splenic ligaments are underdeveloped, or become lax, thereby allowing the spleen to relocate from its anatomical site to more distant areas.
Hana Khan, Kulsoom Fatima, MBBS, FCPS, Muhammad Aman, MBBS, Faheemullah Khan, MBBS, MD, Poonum Khan, MBBS, Muhammad Ismail Safi, MD   +5 more
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Torsion of a Wandering Spleen Involving the Pancreatic Tail and Splenic Flexure and Isolated Left-Sided Portal Hypertension due to Chronic Splenic Vein Thrombosis

Journal of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology, 2022
Wandering spleen is a rare entity, wherein the spleen is attached only by an elongated vascular pedicle, predisposing it to complications like hilar torsion, infarction, rupture, etc.
Manohar Kachare, Pooja Jaisinghani
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Sensitive detection systems for infectious agents in xenotransplantation*

Xenotransplantation, EarlyView., 2020
Abstract Xenotransplantation of pig cells, tissues, or organs may be associated with transmission of porcine microorganisms, first of all of viruses, to the transplant recipient, potentially inducing a disease (zoonosis). I would like to define detection systems as the complex of sample generation, sample preparation, sample origin, time of sampling ...
Joachim Denner
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The wandering spleen torsion [PDF]

, 2015
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.
Kale, Dinkar, Irpatgire, Ravindra N
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Acute Torsion of Wandering Spleen: Report of One Case

Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2009
Wandering spleen is a rare condition that can lead to splenic infarction or rupture if torsion persists. Early diagnosis and intervention are necessary, and abdominal ultrasonography and abdominal computed tomography are well accepted as the most useful ...
Chi-Hone Lien, Hung-Chang Lee, Chun-Yan Yeung, Wai-Tao Chan, Nein-Lu Wang   +4 more
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Wandering spleen combined with pedicle torsion and splenic infarction: a rare case report and literature review

Frontiers in Pediatrics
Wandering spleen (WS) concurrent with splenic pedicle torsion and infarction has been described rarely. We reported our experience in diagnosing and treating such a condition in a 16-year-old girl with acute abdominal pain.
Qian Cui, Xiaoyan Xu, Chang Li, Lihao Tang   +3 more
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