Torsion of the wandering spleen

Torsion of the wandering spleen

Background: A 27-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a 2-day history of abdominal pain and vomiting. The pain was non-continuous, poorly localized, and non-colicky and non-radiating in nature. Over the prior 2 months, he reported one other similar episode that had resolved spontaneously....

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Main Authors: E Kocakoc, A Kayali, T Ozturk, F Ozturk, P Gundogan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2012-05-01
Series:Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
Subjects:
Spleen
Online Access:https://www.jbsr.be/articles/592
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spelling doaj-10c377cd161c4848872a32df05ac24b72020-11-24T22:04:55ZengUbiquity PressJournal of the Belgian Society of Radiology2514-82812012-05-0195314814910.5334/jbr-btr.592592Torsion of the wandering spleenE Kocakoc0A Kayali1T Ozturk2F Ozturk3P Gundogan4Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, TurkeyDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, TurkeyDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, TurkeyDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, TurkeyDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, TurkeyBackground: A 27-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a 2-day history of abdominal pain and vomiting. The pain was non-continuous, poorly localized, and non-colicky and non-radiating in nature. Over the prior 2 months, he reported one other similar episode that had resolved spontaneously. Physical examination revealed left upper abdominal quadrant tenderness and a palpable suprapubic mass. His vital signs were stable and laboratory findings were unremarkable. Plain film of the abdomen showed gas filled bowel loops in the splenic fossa.https://www.jbsr.be/articles/592Spleen
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author E Kocakoc
A Kayali
T Ozturk
F Ozturk
P Gundogan
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A Kayali
T Ozturk
F Ozturk
P Gundogan
Torsion of the wandering spleen
Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
Spleen
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A Kayali
T Ozturk
F Ozturk
P Gundogan
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title Torsion of the wandering spleen
title_short Torsion of the wandering spleen
title_full Torsion of the wandering spleen
title_fullStr Torsion of the wandering spleen
title_full_unstemmed Torsion of the wandering spleen
title_sort torsion of the wandering spleen
publisher Ubiquity Press
series Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
issn 2514-8281
publishDate 2012-05-01
description Background: A 27-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a 2-day history of abdominal pain and vomiting. The pain was non-continuous, poorly localized, and non-colicky and non-radiating in nature. Over the prior 2 months, he reported one other similar episode that had resolved spontaneously. Physical examination revealed left upper abdominal quadrant tenderness and a palpable suprapubic mass. His vital signs were stable and laboratory findings were unremarkable. Plain film of the abdomen showed gas filled bowel loops in the splenic fossa.
topic Spleen
url https://www.jbsr.be/articles/592
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