Torsion of a wandering spleen: A rare cause of acute abdomen

Wandering spleen is a rare condition that accounts for less than 0.25% of all indications for splenectomy. It is characterized by ectopic localization of the spleen owing to the lack or weakening of its ligaments. Torsion is the most common complication due to its long pedicle and high mobility, whi...

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Autores principales: Jude, Nwashilli N., Onochie, Nwajei C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Saudi Medical Journal 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4707407/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26620993
http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.12.12363
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description Wandering spleen is a rare condition that accounts for less than 0.25% of all indications for splenectomy. It is characterized by ectopic localization of the spleen owing to the lack or weakening of its ligaments. Torsion is the most common complication due to its long pedicle and high mobility, which may result in acute abdomen. We report a case of torsion in a wandering spleen in a 28-year-old male presenting with an acute abdomen that was treated by splenectomy.
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spelling pubmed-47074072016-01-21 Torsion of a wandering spleen: A rare cause of acute abdomen Jude, Nwashilli N. Onochie, Nwajei C. Saudi Med J Case Report Wandering spleen is a rare condition that accounts for less than 0.25% of all indications for splenectomy. It is characterized by ectopic localization of the spleen owing to the lack or weakening of its ligaments. Torsion is the most common complication due to its long pedicle and high mobility, which may result in acute abdomen. We report a case of torsion in a wandering spleen in a 28-year-old male presenting with an acute abdomen that was treated by splenectomy. Saudi Medical Journal 2015-12 /pmc/articles/PMC4707407/ /pubmed/26620993 http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.12.12363 Text en Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title Torsion of a wandering spleen: A rare cause of acute abdomen
title_full Torsion of a wandering spleen: A rare cause of acute abdomen
title_fullStr Torsion of a wandering spleen: A rare cause of acute abdomen
title_full_unstemmed Torsion of a wandering spleen: A rare cause of acute abdomen
title_short Torsion of a wandering spleen: A rare cause of acute abdomen
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4707407/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26620993
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