Torsion of wandering spleen

Mehmet Demir; Hanifi Ayhan Özkur; Halime Çoruk

doi:10.5578/GMJ.27967

Authors

Mehmet Demir Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep
Hanifi Ayhan Özkur Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep
Halime Çoruk Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5578/GMJ.27967

Keywords:

Wandering spleen, acute abdomen, torsion of wandering spleen

Abstract

The “wandering spleen” is a rare condition due to extreme laxity or absence of ligaments that fi x the organ in its normal anatomical position. Rarely it can be symptomatic when there is torsion of splenic vascular. For preoperative diagnosis, a high index of suspicion is help ful. “Wandering spleen” should be borne in mind for patients presenting with a palpable intraabdominal mass causing acute abdominal symptoms. Ultrasonography and computerized tomography can confi rm the diagnosis. We present a case of torsion of a wandering spleen in a 7-year-old girl who underwent splenectomy.

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