Torsion of the Wandering Spleen
Wandering spleen, defined as a spleen without its usual peritoneal attachments, is a rare entity. We report a 34-year-old woman with acute abdomen due to torsion of the long vascular pedicle of a wandering spleen, displaced in the abdominal cavity, and infarction of the spleen. Wandering spleen was...
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2009-10-01
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| author | Baradaran Hossein Fadaei-Araghi Mohsen Matin Arash Shakiba Behnam |
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| description | Wandering spleen, defined as a spleen without its usual peritoneal attachments, is a rare entity. We report a 34-year-old woman with acute abdomen due to torsion of the long vascular pedicle of a wandering spleen, displaced in the abdominal cavity, and infarction of the spleen. Wandering spleen was diagnosed by ultrasound and computed tomography (CT) scan, and was managed by splenectomy in this patient. Wandering spleen usually occurs in 20 to 40 years old women. The most common presentation is acute abdominal pain, although signs and symptoms vary widely. Due to the risk of splenic infarction, rapid and accurate diagnosis is essential. A confirmatory diagnosis of a wandering spleen depends heavily upon imaging studies such as abdominal ultrasound, abdominal and pelvic CT scanning, nuclear scintigraphy or a liver-spleen scan. Treatment options include splenopexy or splenectomy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-24570394719e449e81fd55d197659d592022-12-21T20:22:22ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesActa Medica Iranica0044-60252009-10-01473245248Torsion of the Wandering SpleenBaradaran HosseinFadaei-Araghi MohsenMatin ArashShakiba BehnamWandering spleen, defined as a spleen without its usual peritoneal attachments, is a rare entity. We report a 34-year-old woman with acute abdomen due to torsion of the long vascular pedicle of a wandering spleen, displaced in the abdominal cavity, and infarction of the spleen. Wandering spleen was diagnosed by ultrasound and computed tomography (CT) scan, and was managed by splenectomy in this patient. Wandering spleen usually occurs in 20 to 40 years old women. The most common presentation is acute abdominal pain, although signs and symptoms vary widely. Due to the risk of splenic infarction, rapid and accurate diagnosis is essential. A confirmatory diagnosis of a wandering spleen depends heavily upon imaging studies such as abdominal ultrasound, abdominal and pelvic CT scanning, nuclear scintigraphy or a liver-spleen scan. Treatment options include splenopexy or splenectomy.http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/14484.pdf&manuscript_id=14484Wandering Spleentorsionabdominal pain |
| spellingShingle | Baradaran Hossein Fadaei-Araghi Mohsen Matin Arash Shakiba Behnam Torsion of the Wandering Spleen Acta Medica Iranica Wandering Spleen torsion abdominal pain |
| title | Torsion of the Wandering Spleen |
| title_full | Torsion of the Wandering Spleen |
| title_fullStr | Torsion of the Wandering Spleen |
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| title_short | Torsion of the Wandering Spleen |
| title_sort | torsion of the wandering spleen |
| topic | Wandering Spleen torsion abdominal pain |
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