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Wandering spleen presenting as a pelvic mass: A rare case report and literature review
Radiology Case ReportsWandering 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 +7 more
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Radiology Case ReportsA 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 +5 more
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Surgery, 2014 Clinical History: A 15-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with diffuse abdominal pain and vomiting. The patient denied previous episodes of similar pain. Physical examination revealed a distended abdomen, diffusely tender to palpation, with a palpable mass ...
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Journal of Clinical Images and Medical Case Reports, 2021 A 25-year-old female presented to our hospital with severe abdominal pain of two days’ duration. A routine obstetric ultrasound several years prior had revealed an enlarged spleen, but she was otherwise healthy and had carried two uneventful pregnancies to term.
Assaf Potruch, Arnon Haran
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Subclinical wandering spleen in a cat with gastrointestinal lymphoma
Clinical Case Reports, 2021 We accidentally detected a subclinical wandering spleen on preoperative ultrasonography in a cat with gastrointestinal lymphoma. If the spleen is not in the normal position, the wandering spleen should be considered.
Masashi Yuki, Momoko Narita
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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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Wandering spleen in a postpartum female: a case report
Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2020 Wandering spleen is a rare disease resulting from weakness or absence of the ligaments that hold the spleen in its normal position. The hormonal changes and physiologic splenomegaly that occur during pregnancy can induce ligamentous laxity of the spleen.
S. Han, S. Choi, S. Nah, G.W. Kim
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Case Reports in Surgery, 2022 Introduction. A wandering spleen is a rare anatomical condition characterized by a free-floating splenic tissue that is not located in its normal position in the left upper quadrant.
Elisa Maienza +2 more
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Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2017 Wandering spleen with a history of omphalocele is extremely rare. We encountered a male baby with wandering spleen associated with omphalocele. This case of wandering spleen in a neonate was diagnosed by ultrasound and computed tomography scans after ...
Daisuke Masui +11 more
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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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