Torsion of huge wandering accessory spleen. Case report and review of literature
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Torsion of huge wandering accessory spleen. Case report and review of literature
INTRODUCTION Accessory spleens are found in 10-15% of the population, and are even more prevalent in patients with hematological disorders (Rudowski, 1985). It infrequently may become symptomatic due to torsion, spontaneous rupture or hemorrhage which may lead to death. Torsion of an accessory spleen is extremely rare, and requires prompt medical attention [2] (Coote et al., 1999). PRESENTATI...
متن کاملTorsion of an accessory spleen: Case report and review of the literature
Torsion of an accessory spleen is an uncommon cause of abdominal pain. Only a few cases have been reported in the literature. Most cases occur in children, and in most cases the diagnosis is made at surgery. We report a case of torsion of an accessory spleen in an adult female who presented with acute left-flank pain. The diagnosis was made on contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) and was ...
متن کاملThe torsion of a wandering pelvic spleen: A case report
A 15 years old patient was taken to the operative room for an explorative laparotomy due to abdominal pain and a pelvic spleen at preoperative computed tomography: was pointed out the absence of all splenic ligamentous attachments and short gastric vessels with a consequently dislocation of a bigger and congested spleen in the pelvis. This organ, wrapped in the omentum, was in a serious ischemi...
متن کاملtorsion of the wandering spleen
wandering spleen, defined as a spleen without its usual peritoneal attachments, is a rare entity. we report a 34-year-old woman with acute abdomen due to torsion of the long vascular pedicle of a wandering spleen, displaced in the abdominal cavity, and infarction of the spleen. wandering spleen was diagnosed by ultrasound and computed tomography (ct) scan, and was managed by splenectomy in this...
متن کاملTorsion of an Accessory Spleen: A Rare Case and Review of the Literature
Koichi Kato1, Shohei Honda1, Masashi Minato1, Hisayuki Miyagi1, Tadao Okada2, Kazutoshi Cho3* and Akinobu Taketomi1 1Department of Gastroenterological Surgery I, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan 2Hokkaido University of Education, Faculty of Education, School Health Nursing, Sapporo, Japan 3Maternity and Perinatal Care Center, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo,...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2210-2612
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.07.037