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
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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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author Turhan, Ahmet
Kapan, Selin
Gonenc, Murat
Dogan, Mahmut
Aygun, Ersan
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description 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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spelling pubmed-36582142013-06-10 Wandering spleen: Report of two cases Turhan, Ahmet Kapan, Selin Gonenc, Murat Dogan, Mahmut Aygun, Ersan Int Med Case Rep J Case Report 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. Dove Medical Press 2010-03-09 /pmc/articles/PMC3658214/ /pubmed/23754883 Text en © 2010 Turhan et al, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited.
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