Tale of a wandering spleen: 1800 degree torsion with infarcted spleen and secondary involvement of liver

Wandering spleen is a rare clinical entity characterized by splenic hypermobility resulting from laxity or maldevelopment of the suspensory splenic ligaments. The spleen can “wander” or migrate into various positions within the abdomen or pelvis due to this ligamentous laxity. It is usually detected...

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Published in:J Radiol Case Rep
Main Authors: Maksoud, Safia F. A., Swamy, Nayanatara, Khater, Nivan Hany
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: EduRad 2014
Subjects:
Gastrointestinal Radiology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4242138/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25426231
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.v8i6.1534
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