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The wandering spleen: case report of laparoscopic splenectomy in a pregnant woman [PDF]

Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2022
Background Wandering spleen is a rare condition, which is characterized by augmented mobility of the spleen, due to congenital or acquired causes. It is more frequent in multiparous women, but only a few cases are reported during pregnancy.
Lorenzo Crepaz, Alberto Di Leo, Giuseppe Borzellino, Paola Pomini, Michele Genna   +4 more
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Wandering spleen

The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2004
Wandering spleen is a rare clinical entity, characterized by splenic hypermobility that results from elongation or maldevelopment of its suspensary ligaments. The wandering spleen is in constant danger of torsion and infarction.
Qazi Shabir, Mirza Shaukat, Muhammad Abdul Majeed, Al Arrawi Mohammed, Al-Suhaibani Yousuf   +4 more
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Wandering spleen torsion with splenic vein thrombosis: A case report [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
Wandering spleen is a rare condition characterized by the absence or underdevelopment of one or all of the ligaments that hold the spleen in its normal position in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen.
Fatima Zahra Benbrahim, Zineb Essolaymany, Ismail Chaouche, A. Akammar, Meryem Haloua, Badreddine Alami, Moulay Youssef Alaoui Lamrani, Meryem Boubbou, Mustapha Maâroufi, Nizar El Bouardi   +9 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, Arianna Mariotto, Gabriella Scirè, Elisa Pani, Silvia Zambaldo, Sanzio Bianchi, Francesco Saverio Camoglio, Luca Giacomello   +7 more
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The Wanderer: Acute Abdomen Secondary to a Wandering Spleen [PDF]

Case Reports in Radiology
Wandering spleen is a rare condition resulting from the absence or laxity of peritoneal attachments, allowing the spleen to migrate within the abdominal cavity.
Toni Lombardo, Rishi R. Shah, Joseph Mazzie   +2 more
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Wandering spleen with acute torsion mimicking an adnexal mass [PDF]

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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Gastric volvulus and wandering spleen in Pitt–Hopkins syndrome: first paediatric case report [PDF]

Frontiers in Pediatrics
BackgroundAcute gastric volvulus is a rare condition in children, and delayed diagnosis may lead to gastric ischemia, perforation, or even death. It is sometimes associated with a wandering spleen, a condition in which the spleen migrates from its normal
Gabriele Vasta, Gabriele Vasta, R. Angotti, G. Contini, M. L. Perrotta, F. Molinaro, L. Tarallo, C. Plessi, V. Briganti   +8 more
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Wandering spleen presenting as a pelvic mass: A rare case report and literature review [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
Wandering spleen is a rare condition caused by the absence or laxity of the ligaments that normally hold the spleen in place, resulting in its abnormal mobility within the abdominal or pelvic cavity. We report the case of a 15-year-old girl who presented
Hajar Siouri, Hajar Betari, Amal Mojahid, Nadia El Mahi, Hamid Ziani, Nasri Siham, Imane Kamaoui, Imane Skiker   +7 more
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Volvulus of a wandering spleen in a pediatric patient [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
Wandering spleen is a rare condition in children that is often caused by the loss or weakening of the splenic ligaments. Its clinical presentation is variable; 64% of children with wandering spleen have splenic torsion as a complication.
Dolores Ferrara, Gianfranco Vallone, MD, Silvana Russo, MD, Eugenio Rossi, MD, Ciro Riccio, MD, Andrea Maria Rinaldo, MD, Raffaele Zeccolini, MD, Massimo Zeccolini, MD, Francesco Esposito, MD   +8 more
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A case of conservatively managed pelvic wandering spleen clinically mimicking uterine mass: A case report and literature review [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
A wandering spleen is a rare clinical condition characterized by abnormal spleen mobility to the abdominal or pelvic cavity from its normal position in the left hypochondrium.
Musie Negasi, Birhanu Kassie, Awash Solomon, Million Abraha, Hailemariam Kahsay, Akililu Gidey   +5 more
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