Wandering spleen with torsion presenting as acute abdomen
Wandering spleen is a rare condition resulting from laxity of the suspensory ligaments of the spleen which predisposes it to torsion. We present a 24-year-old female who presented with acute abdominal pain due to torsion of the wandering spleen.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2018-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.jmgims.co.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9903;year=2018;volume=23;issue=1;spage=40;epage=42;aulast=Mittal |