Acute splenic torsion in children: which is the best treatment? A case report
Wandering spleen is a clinical entity which rarely affects children and adolescents. this condition can be asymptomatic or responsible of chronic pain, but it appears as a surgical emergency when an acute twisting occurs. the risk of post-splenectomy sepsis in the pediatric population suggests a con...
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doaj-43e787ba73dc491eaf282f2fceb3f0e02020-11-24T23:20:56ZengPAGEPress PublicationsLa Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica0391-53872420-77482012-06-0134310.4081/pmc.2012.8181Acute splenic torsion in children: which is the best treatment? A case reportG. Cecchetto0P. Dall’Igna1C. Dalle Nogare2P. Gasparella3G.F. Zanon4Pediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Padua, PadovaPediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Padua, PadovaPediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Padua, PadovaPediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Padua, PadovaPediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Padua, PadovaWandering spleen is a clinical entity which rarely affects children and adolescents. this condition can be asymptomatic or responsible of chronic pain, but it appears as a surgical emergency when an acute twisting occurs. the risk of post-splenectomy sepsis in the pediatric population suggests a conservative approach whenever possible, and also in case of acute torsion, most authors prefer to preserve the spleen and perform a splenopexy. the Authors describe a case of a child with acute splenic torsion, in whom a conservative surgical approach was initially adopted. the conservative option has to be balanced with the risk of prolonged thrombocytopenia, multiple transfusions and a possible second procedure to remove the spleen.http://www.pediatrmedchir.org/index.php/pmc/article/view/81Wandering spleenacute torsion of the spleenchildrensurgery |
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G. Cecchetto P. Dall’Igna C. Dalle Nogare P. Gasparella G.F. Zanon Acute splenic torsion in children: which is the best treatment? A case report La Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica Wandering spleen acute torsion of the spleen children surgery |
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Acute splenic torsion in children: which is the best treatment? A case report |
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Acute splenic torsion in children: which is the best treatment? A case report |
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Acute splenic torsion in children: which is the best treatment? A case report |
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Acute splenic torsion in children: which is the best treatment? A case report |
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Acute splenic torsion in children: which is the best treatment? A case report |
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acute splenic torsion in children: which is the best treatment? a case report |
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PAGEPress Publications |
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La Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica |
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2012-06-01 |
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Wandering spleen is a clinical entity which rarely affects children and adolescents. this condition can be asymptomatic or responsible of chronic pain, but it appears as a surgical emergency when an acute twisting occurs. the risk of post-splenectomy sepsis in the pediatric population suggests a conservative approach whenever possible, and also in case of acute torsion, most authors prefer to preserve the spleen and perform a splenopexy. the Authors describe a case of a child with acute splenic torsion, in whom a conservative surgical approach was initially adopted. the conservative option has to be balanced with the risk of prolonged thrombocytopenia, multiple transfusions and a possible second procedure to remove the spleen. |
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Wandering spleen acute torsion of the spleen children surgery |
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