Wandering spleen with a ten-time twisted vascular pedicle.

Pediatr Med Chir

Paediatric Surgery Unit, Surgery, Dentistry, Paediatrics and Gynaecology Department, University of Verona, Verona.

Published: December 2016

Torsion of a wandering spleen is a rare cause of acute abdomen in children, usually diagnosed with color-Doppler ultrasonography and enhanced computed tomography. We report a pediatric case of torsion of wandering spleen.

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