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  • Title: Wandering spleen in the pelvic region in an adult man with symptoms of acute abdomen.
    Author: Makhlouf NA, Morsy KH, Ammar S, Mohammed RA, Yousef HA, Mostafa MG.
    Journal: Arab J Gastroenterol; 2016 Mar; 17(1):49-52. PubMed ID: 27055928.
    Abstract:
    UNLABELLED: Wandering or ectopic spleen is a condition characterised by migration of spleen in the abdomen or pelvis. This anomaly is rare, with a reported incidence of <0.2%. It occurs mostly in women between 20 and 40years of age. Clinical diagnosis is difficult because of lack of precise signs, symptoms, and nonspecific laboratory data. Diagnosis of a wandering spleen highly depends on the results of imaging studies such as abdominal ultrasound and abdominopelvic computed tomography (CT) scanning. Treatment includes surgery with the choice between splenopexy in a noninfarcted spleen and splenectomy when infarction has occurred. We report a rare case of wandering spleen in a 27-year-old man with infarction due to torsion of its pedicle, which was diagnosed by CT and treated by splenectomy. CONCLUSION: Despite the rarity of wandering spleen, the possibility of torsion of its long pedicle with acute splenic infarction should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen.
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