Torsion of a Wandering Spleen Managed Conservatively: Rare and Interesting

Wandering spleen is a rare pathology. A 2-year-old child with abdominal pain was diagnosed to have a torted, avascular wandering spleen. On conservative management, she remains well with no radiological evidence of the spleen. Splenic torsion usually warrants surgery. Nonoperative management in sele...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Skiba, Rohen, Ghosh, Dhruva Nath, Barker, Andrew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7732016/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33343117
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_216_19
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Sumario:Wandering spleen is a rare pathology. A 2-year-old child with abdominal pain was diagnosed to have a torted, avascular wandering spleen. On conservative management, she remains well with no radiological evidence of the spleen. Splenic torsion usually warrants surgery. Nonoperative management in selected cases allows the natural process of autosplenectomy.

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