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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1994;37(12):1773-1777. Published online December 15, 1994.

A Case of Torsion of Wandering Spleen

Soon Kyung SK Baik¹, Seung Kyu SK Park¹, Seung Ok SO Park¹, Soon Jeong SJ Lee¹, Dong Jin DJ Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Dong Gang Hospital, Ulsan, Korea

Abstract

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 abdominal mass, She was diagnosed preoperatively with the aid of abdominal sonography and C.T. scanning. A splenectomy was performed and she made uneventful recovery. The case report illustrates some of the diagnostic and therapeutic considerations pertaining to wandering spleen with a brief review of related literature.

Keywords :Wandering spleen, Torsion