Torsion of Wandering Spleen with Infarction

Wandering spleen is a rare entity that results from the absence or maldevelopment of the ligaments that support the spleen in its normal location. As a result, the spleen is hypermobile and may be predisposed to hilar torsion and subsequent infarction, making it a potentially fatal abdominal emergen...

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Autores principales: Khan, Dawar B, Khandwala, Kumail, Abbasi, Summar-un-nisa, Khan, Sarim D, Raza, Rabail
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
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Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6197534/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30357080
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3177
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author Khan, Dawar B
Khandwala, Kumail
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Khan, Sarim D
Raza, Rabail
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description Wandering spleen is a rare entity that results from the absence or maldevelopment of the ligaments that support the spleen in its normal location. As a result, the spleen is hypermobile and may be predisposed to hilar torsion and subsequent infarction, making it a potentially fatal abdominal emergency. We present a case of a 36-year-old Afghan female who presented with an acute abdomen, and was radiologically and surgically confirmed to have a wandering spleen with torsion and complete infarction. Knowledge of this condition and its radiological findings can play a crucial role in making a correct and timely diagnosis.
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spelling pubmed-61975342018-10-23 Torsion of Wandering Spleen with Infarction Khan, Dawar B Khandwala, Kumail Abbasi, Summar-un-nisa Khan, Sarim D Raza, Rabail Cureus Emergency Medicine Wandering spleen is a rare entity that results from the absence or maldevelopment of the ligaments that support the spleen in its normal location. As a result, the spleen is hypermobile and may be predisposed to hilar torsion and subsequent infarction, making it a potentially fatal abdominal emergency. We present a case of a 36-year-old Afghan female who presented with an acute abdomen, and was radiologically and surgically confirmed to have a wandering spleen with torsion and complete infarction. Knowledge of this condition and its radiological findings can play a crucial role in making a correct and timely diagnosis. Cureus 2018-08-21 /pmc/articles/PMC6197534/ /pubmed/30357080 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3177 Text en Copyright © 2018, Khan et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Khan, Dawar B
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Torsion of Wandering Spleen with Infarction
title Torsion of Wandering Spleen with Infarction
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title_fullStr Torsion of Wandering Spleen with Infarction
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title_short Torsion of Wandering Spleen with Infarction
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6197534/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30357080
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3177
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