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Wandering Spleen*

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Wandering Spleen*

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Adolescent* ; Humans ; Wandering Spleen*

A 74-year-old woman was incidentally found to have a left breast mass. The mass could not be adequately compressed to be visualized on mammography. Ultrasonography showed a heavily-calcified rounded mass in the left axillary tail of the left breast. Chest radiograph confirmed that the mass was a migrated humeral head. Remotely-displaced fracture-dislocations of the humeral head are very rare and to our knowledge, displacement into the breast, clinically mimicking a breast mass, has not been previously described.
Mass in breast ; Head ; Mass, NOS ; Wandering ; Breast

Wandering spleen is a rare condition characterized by migration of the spleen from its normal position due to laxity or absence of the supporting splenic ligaments. Ultrasonography shows the absence of the spleen in left upper quadrant (LUQ) and the presentation in the lower abdomen of a homognous mass whose sonographic appearance is consistent with that of a spleen. Contrast-enhanced CT reveals the absence of the spleen in LUQ, a soft tissue mass resembling spleen in the lower abdomen, and the splenic pedicle of whirled appearance. We present a case of wandering spleen, which could be diagnosed with US and CT by the ectopic location of spleen and the whirling pattern of splenic pedicle.
Abdomen ; Ligaments ; Spleen ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Ultrasonography ; Wandering Spleen*

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.
Abdomen, Acute ; Humans ; Infarction* ; Male ; Splenectomy ; Splenic Infarction ; Wandering Spleen*

A wandering spleen is a rare entity characterized by incomplete fixation of the spleen by lienorenal and gastrosplenic ligaments. The spleen can migrate to the lower abdomen or pelvis and the condition can be congenital or acquired. We report a case of torsion of a wandering spleen in a patient presenting with progressing mild left upper quadrant pain.
Abdomen ; Abdominal Pain* ; Humans ; Ligaments ; Pelvis ; Spleen ; Wandering Spleen*

The wandering spleen is a rare condition, in which the spleen is located in other than the left upper quadrant of the abdomen. The clinical manifestation is variable from asymptomatic to abdominal catastrophy due to torsion of the splenic pedicle. We experienced a case of torsion of wandering spleen in 8-year-old girl who admitted with fever, vomiting, abdominal pain, palpable left abdominal mass. She was diagnosed preoperatively with the aid of abdominal sonography and C.T. scanning. A splenectomy was performed and she made uneventful recovery. The case report illustrates some of the diagnostic and therapeutic considerations pertaining to wandering spleen with a brief review of related literature.
Abdomen ; Abdominal Pain ; Child ; Female ; Fever ; Humans ; Spleen ; Splenectomy ; Vomiting ; Wandering Spleen*

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Wandering is one of the most common behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, and associated with some of the adverse outcomes in dementia, such as getting lost or even death. The etiology of wandering is not yet clearly known. As depression and wandering are both very common among the patients with dementia, this study examined the relationship between the depression and wandering among the community dwelling patients with dementia. METHODS: Fifty community dwelling patients diagnosed with dementia were included in this study if they had primary family caregiver, older than age 18 in Seoul, South Korea. The Geriatric Depression Scale, Korean Version (GDS-K), Korean Version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (K-MMSE) and Korean Version of Revised Algase Wandering Scale-Community Version (K-RAWS-CV) were used to measure the severity of depression, cognitive function and wandering. RESULTS: Thirty percents of the patients showed wandering. Mean score of GDS-K was significantly higher in wanderers than non-wanderers. Severity of depression was significantly correlated with the total score of K-RAWS-CV and subscales of persistent walking, repetitive walking, eloping behavior, and mealtime impulsivity in whole sample. K-MMSE score also was related to wandering behavior. The prevalence odds ratio for wandering in depressed patients compared with undepressed group was 8.386 (95% confidence interval: 1.978-35.561). CONCLUSIONS: This study implicates that not only cognitive impairment but also psychosocial aspects should be considered in wandering patients with dementia and suggests assessing the depression in patients would be helpful in identifying the causes of wandering.
Caregivers ; Dementia* ; Depression* ; Humans ; Impulsive Behavior ; Korea ; Meals ; Odds Ratio ; Prevalence ; Seoul ; Walking ; Wandering Behavior

Gastric volvulus is a rare disease; only 700 cases have been reported since Berti first described autopsy findings of a patient in 1866. Its symptoms are non-specific and therefore it is difficult to diagnose it early. Acute gastric volvulus has a poor prognosis because it may cause shock and strangulation. Perforation or gastric hemorrhage can also result from ischemia when diagnosis is delayed. Therefore, it requires rapid diagnosis and an emergency operation. Wandering spleen is a rare condition characterized by the absence or underdevelopment of one or all of the ligaments that hold the spleen in its normal position in the abdomen. Wandering spleen and gastric volvulus have a common cause lack of intraperitoneal visceral ligaments. The authors now report a case of wandering spleen accompanying gastric voluvulus, which resulted in wandering spleen and perforation.
Abdomen ; Autopsy ; Emergencies ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Ischemia ; Ligaments ; Prognosis ; Shock ; Spleen ; Stomach Volvulus ; Wandering Spleen