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Sonographic Diagnosis of a Subclinical Wandering Spleen
Author(s) -
Chen Jhih-Wei,
Yeh Da-Ming,
Peng Shu-Hui,
Chen Gwo-Shen,
Tseng Yi-Hsun,
Lin Ching-Wen,
Tyan Yeu-Sheng,
Tsao Teng-Fu
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/jum.2012.31.3.483
Subject(s) - wandering spleen , medicine , subclinical infection , pathognomonic , spleen , radiology , color doppler , abdominal pain , ultrasonography , pathology , surgery , disease , splenectomy
A wandering spleen is a rare condition. It is usually diagnosed when abdominal pain develops secondary to splenic torsion. Although splenic hypermobility is the pathognomonic feature of a wandering spleen, it is rarely revealed by imaging in the subclinical stage. We report 3 patients with a subclinical wandering spleen who had incidental sonographic findings of splenomegaly. Gray scale and color Doppler sonography in the right decubitus position can easily show the migratory nature and perfusion status of a wandering spleen in real time.