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Power Doppler sonographic diagnosis of torsion in a wandering spleen
Author(s) -
Danacı Murat,
Belet Ümit,
Yalın Türkay,
Polat Veysel,
Nurol Selim,
Selçuk Mustafa Bekir
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0096(200006)28:5<246::aid-jcu6>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - wandering spleen , medicine , power doppler , torsion (gastropod) , ultrasonography , doppler effect , spleen , radiology , duplex ultrasonography , nuclear medicine , surgery , splenectomy , physics , astronomy
A wandering spleen is a rare clinical entity resulting from congenital maldevelopment or acquired laxity of the spleen's suspensory ligaments; it may result in torsion of the spleen. We report the gray‐scale sonographic, power Doppler sonographic, and CT findings in a case of wandering spleen torsion. The gray‐scale sonograms showed a displaced spleen that appeared as a homogeneous, hypoechoic mass suggestive of an enlarged, ectopic spleen in the central abdomen. Power Doppler sonograms showed no blood flow in the parenchyma or hilum of the spleen and were consistent with torsion and infarction in the spleen. Contrast‐enhanced CT scans showed a homogeneous, unenhanced mass that was diagnosed as a torsioned wandering spleen. The hilar vessels of the spleen were also unenhanced. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 28:246–248, 2000.