Open AccessWandering spleen with torsion presenting as a rare case of acute abdomen
Author(s) -
Solomon Bekele Abebe,
AUTHOR_ID,
Yonas Ademe Teferi,
Henok Zeleke
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical surgery research communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2573-0096
pISSN - 2573-0088
DOI - 10.31491/csrc.2021.12.083
Subject(s) - wandering spleen , medicine , spleen , acute abdomen , splenectomy , torsion (gastropod) , abdomen , abdominal pain , surgery , acute abdominal pain , radiology
Wandering spleen is a rare clinical occurrence characterized by the absence of spleen in its normal anatomic place. Patients may present with acute abdomen, abdominal mass, and chronic abdominal pain. Prompt diagnosis and intervention are necessary. Here, we report a case of a woman who presented with acute abdominal pain secondary to a wandering spleen complicated by torsion of its vascular pedicle. Keywords: Wandering spleen; torsion; splenectomy