Wandering spleen: A unique cause of acute abdomen

Wandering spleen: A unique cause of acute abdomen

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We present the case of a 16-year-old boy presented with 2-week episode of worsening lower abdominal pain. Clinically, there was a tender palpable mass on the suprapubic region. Ultrasonography showed an absent spleen at its usual area, instead suprapubic mass suggestive of ectopic spleen was identif...

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Main Authors: Ali, A.A (Author), Ani, M.F.C (Author), Azizan, N. (Author), Hayati, F. (Author), Lian, H.H (Author), Suhaili, M.A (Author), Zakaria, A.D (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Via Medica 2018
Subjects:
Abdomen, Acute
acute abdomen
adolescent
Adolescent
case report
female
Female
human
Humans
male
Male
Pelvic spleen
splenectomy
Splenectomy
Torsion
Ultrasound
wandering spleen
Wandering spleen
Wandering Spleen
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Summary:We present the case of a 16-year-old boy presented with 2-week episode of worsening lower abdominal pain. Clinically, there was a tender palpable mass on the suprapubic region. Ultrasonography showed an absent spleen at its usual area, instead suprapubic mass suggestive of ectopic spleen was identified. An emergency laparotomy revealed a congested spleen in the pelvic cavity. Splenectomy was undertaken as it was non-viable. The patient was discharged uneventfully with triple vaccinations. We describe this unique entity with its literature review. Copyright © 2018 Via Medica
ISBN:00155659 (ISSN)
DOI:10.5603/FM.a2017.0097

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