Wandering spleen with torsion presenting as acute abdomen
Wandering spleen is a rare condition resulting from laxity of the suspensory ligaments of the spleen which predisposes it to torsion. We present a 24-year-old female who presented with acute abdominal pain due to torsion of the wandering spleen.
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications,
2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Wandering spleen is a rare condition resulting from laxity of the suspensory ligaments of the spleen which predisposes it to torsion. We present a 24-year-old female who presented with acute abdominal pain due to torsion of the wandering spleen. |
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| Item Description: | 0971-9903 10.4103/jmgims.jmgims_26_16 |