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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doaj-e47ce7d2b8174774b22cb56843d2a1102020-11-24T23:30:08ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences0971-99032018-01-01231404210.4103/jmgims.jmgims_26_16Wandering spleen with torsion presenting as acute abdomenPuneet MittalRanjana GuptaWandering 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.http://www.jmgims.co.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9903;year=2018;volume=23;issue=1;spage=40;epage=42;aulast=MittalComputed tomography scanultrasound scanwandering spleen |
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Puneet Mittal Ranjana Gupta Wandering spleen with torsion presenting as acute abdomen Journal of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences Computed tomography scan ultrasound scan wandering spleen |
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Wandering spleen with torsion presenting as acute abdomen |
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Wandering spleen with torsion presenting as acute abdomen |
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Wandering spleen with torsion presenting as acute abdomen |
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Wandering spleen with torsion presenting as acute abdomen |
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Wandering spleen with torsion presenting as acute abdomen |
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wandering spleen with torsion presenting as acute abdomen |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Journal of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences |
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0971-9903 |
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2018-01-01 |
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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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Computed tomography scan ultrasound scan wandering spleen |
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