Wandering spleen: a unique cause of acute abdomen
We present the case of a 16-year-old boy presented with 2-week episode of wor-sening lower abdominal pain. Clinically, there was a tender palpable mass on the suprapubic region. Ultrasonography showed an absent spleen at its usual area, instead suprapubic mass suggestive of ectopic spleen was identi...
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| Language: | English English |
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Wydawnictwo Via Medica
2017
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/22406/1/Wandering%20spleen.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/22406/7/FULL%20TEXT.pdf |
| Summary: | We present the case of a 16-year-old boy presented with 2-week episode of wor-sening lower abdominal pain. Clinically, there was a tender palpable mass on the suprapubic region. Ultrasonography showed an absent spleen at its usual area, instead suprapubic mass suggestive of ectopic spleen was identified. An emer-gency laparotomy revealed a congested spleen in the pelvic cavity. Splenectomy was undertaken as it was non-viable. The patient was discharged uneventfully with triple vaccinations. We describe this unique entity with its literature review. (Folia Morphol 2018; 77, 2: 400-402). |
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