Wandering spleen: a surgical enigma
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Wandering spleen: a surgical enigma
Wandering spleen, also referred to as 'ptotic spleen', is a rare clinical condition characterized by splenic migration form its normal left hypochondrial position to any other abdominal or pelvic position. Among the multifactorial etiologies proposed, laxity of the spleen's primary supporting ligaments is the most agreed-upon hypothesis. We present one rare case of wandering spleen in an 11-yea...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gastroenterology Report
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2052-0034
DOI: 10.1093/gastro/gov034