Wandering spleen: Report of two cases

Wandering spleen is a rare clinical condition which presents with a variety of symptoms with abdominal pain, abdominal mass, and acute abdomen. It may also remain silent until diagnosed by a routine imaging study. Treatment options may differ depending on the presenting clinical picture. Herein we p...

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Autores principales: Turhan, Ahmet, Kapan, Selin, Gonenc, Murat, Dogan, Mahmut, Aygun, Ersan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3658214/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23754883
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Sumario:Wandering spleen is a rare clinical condition which presents with a variety of symptoms with abdominal pain, abdominal mass, and acute abdomen. It may also remain silent until diagnosed by a routine imaging study. Treatment options may differ depending on the presenting clinical picture. Herein we present two cases of wandering spleen treated by splenectomy, with one of them admitted to our emergency clinic with torsion.

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