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Wandering spleen with torsion presenting as acute abdomen
Wandering spleen with torsion presenting as acute abdomen
- Source :
- Journal of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 40-42 (2018)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018.
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Abstract
- 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.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09719903
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Journal of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.47ce7d2b8174774b22cb56843d2a110
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jmgims.jmgims_26_16