Torsion of a Wandering Spleen in a 24 Years Old Female: a Case Report and Review of Literature

kamran kavianifar; Mehdi Hojjati; Kourosh  Shahraki

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Torsion of a Wandering Spleen in a 24 Years Old Female: a Case Report and Review of Literature

Author(s):

kamran kavianifar¹,

Mehdi Hojjati²,

Kourosh Shahraki^3,*

1Assistant Prof, Dept of surgery, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Zahedan, Iran.

2Resident of surgery, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Zahedan, Iran.

3Student of Medicine, Clinical Research Development Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Zahedan, Iran.

Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences:Vol. 11, issue 3; e94396

Published online:Jul 20, 2009

Article type:Case Report

Received:May 08, 2008

Accepted:Apr 09, 2009

How to Cite:kamran kavianifarMehdi HojjatiKourosh ShahrakiTorsion of a Wandering Spleen in a 24 Years Old Female: a Case Report and Review of Literature.Zahedan J Res Med Sci.11(3):e94396.

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Wandering spleen is a rare condition characterized by increased splenic mobility due to the absence or laxity of its suspensory ligaments that may present as acute abdomen when it is twisted on its pedicle. Herein we report a case of torsion of a wandering spleen in a 24- year-old female patient without any history of trauma. The patient was admitted to emergency ward at February 2008 with clinical findings of acute abdomen. Laparotomy was performed and the infarcted spleen was removed. Although wandering spleen is a rare clinical entity, the possibility of torsion should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen to avoid serious complication

Keywords

Wandering spleen

Splenic torsion

Splenic rupture

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