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Wandering spleen with torsion presenting as a rare case of acute abdomen

Author(s) -

Solomon Bekele Abebe,

Yonas Ademe Teferi,

Henok T Silassie 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 , torsion (gastropod) , abdomen , splenectomy , abdominal pain , acute abdominal pain , surgery

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

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