Wandering Spleen: A Rare Diagnosis with Variable Presentation

Developmental Biology

Lucas DeJohn¹  Hassan Hal¹  Louis Winner¹ 

关键词: CT;    ESR;    GAS;   

DOI  :  10.2484/rcr.v3i4.229

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: University of Washington * Department of Radiology

【 摘 要 】

We present two cases of wandering spleen, one in a 47-year-old woman who presented with constipation, and one in a 3-year-old girl who presented with acute abdominal pain. Wandering spleen is a rare clinical condition characterized by ectopic positioning of the spleen due to abnormal peritoneal attachments including the lienorenal and gastrosplenic ligaments. The spleen can “wander�? or migrate into various positions within the abdomen or pelvis due to this ligamentous laxity. The clinical presentation of patients with this entity is variable and can range from an incidental finding to an acute abdomen associated with torsion. Various imaging modalities can be utilized for the diagnosis of this condition.

【 授权许可】

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