1. [Wandering spleen in a patient hospitalized with acute abdomen].
- Author
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Demirel A, Hansen MA, Sunesen KG, and Nerstrøm P
- Subjects
- Child, Female, Humans, Laparoscopy, Splenectomy, Wandering Spleen diagnosis, Wandering Spleen pathology, Wandering Spleen surgery, Abdomen, Acute etiology, Wandering Spleen complications
- Abstract
An 11-year-old girl was hospitalized with a two-day history of lower abdominal pain. The patient had a localized peritoneal reaction in the right lower quadrant, an elevated C-reactive protein level, and an increased white blood cell count. On the suspicion of acute appendicitis a diagnostic laparoscopy was performed. This revealed a misplaced spleen in the right side of the pelvis with a partly torsion of a long vascular pedicle. The splenic tissue was vital without any sign of ischaemia. However, splenopexy was not possible, and an uncomplicated elective splenectomy was performed.
- Published
- 2017