Wandering spleen with a ten-time twisted vascular pedicle

Pediatr Med Chir. 2016 Dec 20;38(3):119. doi: 10.4081/pmc.2016.119.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen, Acute / etiology*
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
  • Torsion Abnormality / diagnostic imaging*
  • Torsion Abnormality / pathology
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / methods
  • Wandering Spleen / diagnostic imaging*
  • Wandering Spleen / pathology