RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Wandering spleen
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 91
OP 94
VO 25
IS 1
A1 Al-Mashat, Faisal M.
A1 Sibiany, Abdulrahman M.
A1 Maimani, Abdulraouf A.
A1 Alem, Fayad K.
YR 2004
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/25/1/91.abstract
AB Congenital malformations of the spleen are rare. We report 3 cases of wandering spleen presented as abdominal or pelvi-abdominal mass. Two patients were suffering from chronic lower abdominal pain with thrombosed splenic pedicle and the third patient had an acute abdomen. All patients underwent splenectomies. Abdominal ultrasound, computerized tomography, Doppler ultrasound, and radioisotope studies were used to confirm the diagnosis. The clinical, diagnostic and treatment modalities are discussed.