wandering spleen with venous aneurysm as the cause of recurrent abdominal pain and thrombocytopenia

Wandering Spleen with Venous Aneurysm as the Cause of Recurrent Abdominal Pain and Thrombocytopenia

Wandering Spleen with Venous Aneurysm as the Cause of Recurrent Abdominal Pain and Thrombocytopenia

Introduction Wandering spleen is an extremely rare condition with a reported incidence of <0.2% of splenectomies and is characterized by excessive motility and displacement of the spleen from its normal site. Because of excessive motility and absence of normal fixation, complications are common. Thrombocytopenia and venous aneurysm are very rare. Diagnosis is made by abdominal ultrasonography a...

Wandering Spleen Presenting as Recurrent Pancreatitis

INTRODUCTION A wandering spleen occurs when there is a laxity of the ligaments that fix the spleen in its normal anatomical position. CASE REPORT We present the case of a wandering spleen in a 20-year-old female who presented with recurrent pancreatitis and underwent a laparoscopic splenectomy. DISCUSSION The presentation of a wandering spleen varies from an asymptomatic mass to splenic inf...

a rare cause of recurrent abdominal pain

a 30-year-old man presented with a nine-months history of repetitive abdominal pain simulating dyspepsia.  nine months before presentation, a local physician saw him, and he performed upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for him, and was diagnosed as a case of mild gastritis with oral omeprazole, but without any benefit. so the patient was seen at another center and was evaluated by abdominal compu...

Recurrent abdominal pain-the forgotten cause.

A 23 year old man presented to the casualty department with right periorbital oedema. A diagnosis of urticaria was made, antihistamines were prescribed, and he was discharged home. Within 24 hours he returned complaining of increased facial swelling and dysphagia, and a medical opinion was sought. He denied recent facial trauma, or insect stings. Further inquiry revealed that he had suVered a s...

A Rare Cause of Recurrent Abdominal Pain

A 30-year-old man presented with a nine-months history of repetitive abdominal pain simulating dyspepsia. Nine months before presentation, a local physician saw him, and he performed upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for him, and was diagnosed as a case of mild gastritis with oral omeprazole, but without any benefit. So the patient was seen at another center and was evaluated by abdominal comput...