Infarction of Wandering Spleen with Torsion of Its Pedicle: A case report.
- Author:
Hwan Hyo LEE
1
Author Information
1. Department of General Surgery, Capital Armed Forces General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Wandering spleen;
Splenic infarction;
Torsion
- MeSH:
Abdomen, Acute;
Humans;
Infarction*;
Male;
Splenectomy;
Splenic Infarction;
Wandering Spleen*
- From:Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
1999;57(6):919-924
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Torsion of a wandering spleen is an unusual cause of an acute abdomen and is rarely diagnosed preoperatively. A splenectomy is the treatment of choice in cases of splenic torsion and infarction, while in patients with chronic symptoms, splenopexy may be attempted. I report a case with acute splenic infarction in a young male and review the clinical presentation, etiology, diagnostic procedures and treatment modalities in a wandering spleen.
