Torsion of the Wandering Spleen
Wandering spleen, defined as a spleen without its usual peritoneal attachments, is a rare entity. We report a 34-year-old woman with acute abdomen due to torsion of the long vascular pedicle of a wandering spleen, displaced in the abdominal cavity, and infarction of the spleen. Wandering spleen was...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2009-10-01
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| Series: | Acta Medica Iranica |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/14484.pdf&manuscript_id=14484 |