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Wandering spleen with torsion presenting as acute abdomen
Journal of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, 2018 Wandering spleen is a rare condition resulting from laxity of the suspensory ligaments of the spleen which predisposes it to torsion. We present a 24-year-old female who presented with acute abdominal pain due to torsion of the wandering spleen.
Puneet Mittal, Ranjana Gupta
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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 +4 more
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Wandering spleen with a ten-time twisted vascular pedicle [PDF]
La Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica, 2016 Torsion of a wandering spleen is a rare cause of acute abdomen in children, usually diagnosed with color-Doppler ultrasonography and enhanced computed tomography. We report a pediatric case of torsion of wandering spleen.
Marta Peretti +7 more
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Torsion of wandering spleen presenting as acute abdomen: A case report [PDF]
Asian Journal of Medical SciencesWandering spleen is a very rare condition characterized by the absence or weakness of one or more ligaments holding the spleen in its normal position. “Acquired” wandering spleen may occur during adulthood due to injuries or other underlying conditions ...
Surya Prakash +4 more
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Torsion of a wandering spleen managed conservatively: Rare and interesting
Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2020 Wandering spleen is a rare pathology. A 2-year-old child with abdominal pain was diagnosed to have a torted, avascular wandering spleen. On conservative management, she remains well with no radiological evidence of the spleen.
Rohen Skiba +2 more
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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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Torção de baço flutuante. Uma situação rara de dor abdominal.
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 1992 Wandering spleen is uncommon and of difficult diagnosis. New Imaging Modalities (Eco; TC), can suggest or confirm the preoperative diagnosis of wandering spleen, permitting conservative surgery, mainly in children. We report two cases of wandering spleen.
J Risques +3 more
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A congenital wandering spleen with a large epithelial cyst: A case report
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 We present a case of a 21‐year‐old female patient who had a wandering spleen with a large cyst. The celiotomy was performed under the impression of torsion of the wandering spleen and leakage from the splenic cyst.
Youhok Lim +4 more
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Torsion of an accessory spleen
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2021 An accessory spleen is commonly an incidental detection. Torsion of an accessory spleen is an uncommon reason of abdominal pain. We report the case of a 12-year-old female was admitted with acute abdominal pain that began 5 days earlier.
Yasser Mustafa +2 more
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Archives of Disease in Childhood, 1996 Wandering spleen is a rare condition that commonly presents with splenic infarction secondary to torsion. Splenectomy was previously advocated as the treatment of choice, though recent reports suggest that the organ may be distorted, and splenopexy performed. This paper documents how the latter procedure may be done using adherent omentum.
C A, Maxwell-Armstrong +3 more
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