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Case Report
A Case of Torsion of Wandering Spleen
Soon Kyung Baik, Seung Kyu Park, Seung Ok Park, Soon Jeong Lee, Dong Jin Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1994;37(12):1773-1777.   Published online December 15, 1994
The wandering spleen is a rare condition, in which the spleen is located in other than the left upper quadrant of the abdomen. The clinical manifestation is variable from asymptomatic to abdominal catastrophy due to torsion of the splenic pedicle. We experienced a case of torsion of wandering spleen in 8-year-old girl who admitted with fever, vomiting, adbominal pain, palpable left...
Original Article
A case of Wandering spleen.
Soh Yeon Kim, Joon Soo Lee, Kyu Earn Kim, Seung Kyu Lee, Choon Sik Yoon, Ki Keun Oh, Young Jin Chung
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1991;34(4):577-581.   Published online April 30, 1991
Wandering spleen is a term applied to the condition in which a long pedicle allows the spleen to lie in an abnormal location. The condition is usually symptomless but mild discomfort or severe abdominal pain may occur with torsion of the pedicle and with splenic congestion. There may be a masss palpable in the pelvic cavity or midabdomen which may be misdiagnosed as...