TY - JOUR
T1 - Wandering spleen torsion causing acute abdominal pain in a child
T2 - case report and review of literature.
AU - Llorens Marina, Carlos I.
AU - Cedeño, Alex
AU - Lugo-Vicente, Humberto
AU - Chapel, Cristel
AU - Rivera, Glorimar
AU - Diaz, Antonio
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Wandering spleen is a rare occurrence where the spleen normal fixation to the abdominal wall is lost and thus allowed to change in position. We report a case of a child who presented with acute abdominal pain secondary to a wandering spleen complicated by torsion of its vascular pedicle. The diagnosis was promptly made using computed tomography and managed with splenectomy.
AB - Wandering spleen is a rare occurrence where the spleen normal fixation to the abdominal wall is lost and thus allowed to change in position. We report a case of a child who presented with acute abdominal pain secondary to a wandering spleen complicated by torsion of its vascular pedicle. The diagnosis was promptly made using computed tomography and managed with splenectomy.
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M3 - Review article
C2 - 24791368
AN - SCOPUS:84901841702
SN - 0004-4849
VL - 106
SP - 57
EP - 59
JO - Boletín de la Asociación Médica de Puerto Rico
JF - Boletín de la Asociación Médica de Puerto Rico
IS - 1
ER -